Folded exhibition announcement poster published in conjunction with show held March 9 - April 29, 2006. Artists include Ghada Amer, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Hernan Bas, Vanessa Beecroft, Cecily Brown, The Citizens Band, Rosson Crow, Olafur Eliasson, Naomi Fisher, Micah Ganske, Noritoshi Hirakawa, Martin Honert, Liza Lou, Ryan McGinness, Julie Atlas Muz, Elizabeth Neel, Xiomara De Oliver, Yoko Ono, Laura Owens, Paola Pivi, Ravinder Reddy, Cristina Lei Rodriguez, Momoyo Torimitsu, and Julie Verhoeven. ... [details]
Collaborative artists' book edited by Aleksandra Mir and Tim Griffin, with contributions by 150 artists. "Bad reviews of 150 artists who submitted their worst reviews for reprint. Beginning in the 1960s and including translations from thirteen languages, this collaborative project makes for the broadest historical and geographical survey of severe Art Criticism, its shifting form, nature, and impact, by those directly subjected to it--the artists. ... [details]
Folded poster / announcement published in conjunction with shows of the work and artistic projects of Andrea Zittel: "A-Z West: The Regenerating Fields," held at A-Z West, Joshua Tree, CA, November 23 - December 15, 2002; "High Desert Test Sites," held at HDTS Site 1, Pioneer Town, CA, November 23 - 24, 2002; and a show held at Regen Projects, Los Angeles, December 3, 2002 - January 18, 2003. ... [details]
Artists' book of compiled double-page spreads by broad collection of artists. "What if an ordinary little coloring book were to be upgraded with a set of 54 energetic line drawings by some of today's best-known contemporary artists instead of the usual dumbed-down pedagogical renderings? And what if the proceeds from the sale of this high-art coloring book were to go to a worthy charitable organization that seeks to install upbeat, original contemporary artworks in participating hospitals? Well, then you would have Between the Lines, this lively new collection of work by Vito Acconci, Rita Ackermann, John Baldessari, Jeremy Blake, Will Cotton, R. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Thomas Crow on the School of Pop," by Thomas Crow; "Clement Greenberg on Pop Art," by Clement Greenberg with an introduction by James Meyer; "Lawrence Alloway on Pop Since 1949," by Lawrence Alloway with an introduction by Nigel Whiteley; "Bruce Hainley on 'Transformer,'" by Bruce Hainley; "Jan Tumlir on Destroy All Monsters," by Jan Tumlir; "David Deitcher on Spiritual America," by David Deitcher; "Thomas Lawson on 'Infotainment,'" by Thomas Lawson; "Kate Bush on Young British Art," by Kate Bush; "Graham Bader on 'High & Low," by Graham Bader; "Michael Wilson on 'Just Pathetic,'" by Michael Wilson; "Robert Rosenblum on 'Post Human,'" by Robert Rosenblum; "Howard Singerman on 'Helter Skelter,'" by Howard Singerman; "Kitty Hauser on 'Superflat,'" by Kitty Hauser; "My Warhol," by Charles Ray, Richard Prince, Pierre Huyghe, Collier Schorr, Rachel Harrison, Wayne Koestenbaum, Maurizio Cattelan, Peter Halley, David Robbins, Cady Noland, Paul Sietsema, Thomas Hirschhorn, Kara Walker, and Takashi Murakami; "My Pop," by Jonathan Horowitz, Dave Muller, Chris Ofili, Inez van Lamsweerde, Banks Violette, Jason Rhoades, Andrea Bowers, Gary Hume, Isaac Julien, Karen Kilimnik, Kelley Walker, Raymond Pettibon, Urs Fischer, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Gelatin, Rob Pruitt, Stefano Arienti, Paul Pfeiffer, Richard Hawkins, Tom Sachs, and Dara Birnbaum; "Sampling the Globe," by Daniel Birnbaum; "Pop Life: Los Super Elegantes," by David Rimanelli; "Performing the System," by Tom Holert; "Performing the Self: Martin Kippenberger," by Alison M. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held June 7 - August 27, 2006. Text by Gerald Matt and Angela Stief. "Assume vivid astro focus (avaf for short) is an artists' collective whose members prefer not to let the public know their names. ... [details]