Compendium of essays on the politics of visual representation. Edited by Lynne Cooke and Peter Wollen. Introduction by Peter Wollen. Texts by Edward Ball, Stephen Bann, Susan Buck-Morss, Scott Bukatman, Lisa Cartwright, Ludmilla Jordanova, Jean-Hubert Martin, Ann Reynolds, Ralph Rugoff, Eric Santner, Susan Stewart, and Marina Warner. ... [details]
Heresies issue on women and violence. Essays "Pink Victory," by Sharon Thompson; "The Vicki Tapes," by Martine Barrat; "August 2nd," by Lou McDonald; "With No Immediate Cause," by Ntozake Shange; "The Evolution of a Violent Act," by Paula Grey; "Politics of Rape in Primitive Society," by Paula Webster; "Dialogue with a Rapist," by Batya Weinbaum; "Dialogue with the Author," by Claire Pajaczkowska and Batya Weinbaum; "Codex Artaud XVII," by Nancy Spero; "Happy New Year: An Album of Violence (Excerpt)," by Stephanie Oursler; "The Pleasure Outing," by Anita Page; "The Violence of Power: The Genital Mutilation of Females," by Fran P. ... [details]
"How can an art exhibition function as a stand-in for the artists and their studios? How can a gallery project provide greater insight into an artist's practice, the way the formality of a slide lecture or the intimacy of a studio visit can? How can the back-story of the work on display be understood, without being solely reliant on a curatorial statement, catalogue essay or press release? This exhibition allows art to be understood as an ongoing and slippery practice, and less the finite, linear and object-oriented one assumed by the standard exhibition format. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "First Break: Jan Tumlir on Chris Burden," by Jan Tumlir; "Film Top Tens," by John Waters, Ian Birnie, Kent Jones, Susan Sontag, and Guy Maddin; "Books: Mark Wigley on Reyner Banham," by Mark Wigley; "Music Top Tens," by Bob Nickas, Rachel Greene, Dennis Cooper, Ben Ratliff, and D. ... [details]
