Monograph / biography of George Maciunas as an artist as revealed through his Fluxus administrative and paperwork, written by Colby Chamberlain. Includes index.
"Though widely recognized as the founder of the legendary Fluxus movement, George Maciunas has long been a puzzling figure in the history of twentieth-century art.
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Selections from Ludwig Wittgenstein's journal featuring his thoughts on art, life, and culture, edited by G.H. von Wright in collaboration with Heikki Nyman, translated from the German by Peter Winch. ... [details]
Pre-publication proof of Alexander Dumbadze's investigation of Bas Jan Ader. "On July 9, 1975, Dutch-born artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, on a thirteen-foot sailboat. He was bound for Falmouth, England, on the second leg of a three-part piece titled In Search of the Miraculous. ... [details]
History of New York's SoHo [South of Houston] district, where galleries and artists lived and existed in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s before they were priced out of the neighborhood. While the book doesn't touch on the radical real estate changes of the 90s it does dissect the formative element that lead to the development of the area and how the artists changed a derelict manufacturing district to a vital community for the arts. [details]
A collection of essays that provide a scholarly look at the subject of boredom throughout literature and society. [details]
"Andy Warhol is remembered as the artist who said that he wanted to be a machine and that no one need ever look further than the surface when evaluating him or his art. Arguing against this carefully crafted pop image, Reva Wolf shows that Warhol was in fact deeply emotionally engaged with the people around him and that this was reflected in his art. ... [details]
"A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture is the most comprehensive handbook of Chicago's public sculpture available and is an excellent companion to the heralded guide, Chicago's Famous Buildings. The product of prodigious research, including interviews with living artists, A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture provides individual entries on each of the works in the metropolitan area selected for the guide. ... [details]
Monograph on the work of Fred Sandback written by Edward A. Vazquez. Featuring illustrations throughout and a bibliography and index. [details]
First volume in a series of the collected writings by the staunch modernist critic Clement Greenberg. Essays and writings in the volume date between 1939 and 1944. Edited by John O'Brien. Includes an index. [details]
Second volume in a series of the collected writings by the staunch modernist critic Clement Greenberg. Essays and writings in the volume date between 1945 and 1949. Edited by John O'Brien. Includes an index. [details]
