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]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held May 11 - August 17, 2018. Essay by Matthew Simms. Includes a checklist of the exhibition. [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held June 24 - August 19, 2016. Text by Adrienne Edwards featuring work by Terry Adkins, Jonathas de Andrade, Rasheed Araeen, Kevin Beasley, Sérgio de Camargo, Koji Enokura, Ellen Gallagher, Robert Irwin, Rashid Johnson, Sol LeWitt, Glenn Ligon, Laura Lima, Turiya Magadlela, Steve McQueen, Ulrike Müller, Oscar Murillo, Wangechi Mutu, Louise Nevelson, Lorraine O'Grady, Adam Pendleton, William Pope. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held April 10 - May 9, 2015. With an interview between Robert Irwin and Jennifer Winkworth. Includes a checklist of the exhibition and one gatefold illustration. [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Books: John Elderfield on 'Bob Dylan' by Greil Marcus," by John Elderfield; "Design: Sandy Isenstadt on Kitchen Design and 'Counter Space,'" by Sandy Isenstadt; "Sound: Alan Licht on Martin Kippenberger's 'Musik 1979 - 1995,'" by Alan Licht; "Slant: Benjamin Paul on Marc Bauer," by Benjamin Paul; "Slant: Steven Watson on 'Hide/Seek,'" by Steven Watson; "Media: Henry Flynt on Catherine Christer Hennix's 'The Electric Harpsichord,'" by Henry Flynt; "Top Ten," by Amy Yao; "Winter 2011 Exhibitions: 45 Shows Worldwide"; "John Baldessari on William Leavitt," by John Baldessari; "Rosalind Krauss on 'Picasso: Guitars 1912 - 1914,'" by Rosalind Krauss; "International News: Anneka Lenssen on Mahaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art," by Anneka Lenssen; "You Can Still See Her: The Art of Trisha Brown," by Douglas Crimp; "Body of Influence: Six Views on Paul Thek," by Mike Kelley, Gary Indiana, Carolee Schneeman, John Miller, Neil jenney, and Chris Kraus; "Pop Before Pop: Welles, Sirk, Hitchcock," by J. ... [details]
Survey of the work of L.A. based artists before 1980. Edited by Lyn Kienholz with contributing editors Elizabeta Betinski and Corinne Nelson. Includes appendix. "'L.A. Rising SoCal Artists Before 1980' is the first comprehensive pictorial showcase of the diverse universe of artists working in the Los Angeles area during the formative period of Los Angeles' art history. ... [details]
Historical examination of The Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles CA. Written and organized by critic and journalist, Kristine McKenna. "Prior to the opening of The Ferus Gallery in 1957 it was virtually impossible to see contemporary art in Los Angeles. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland, October 9 - November 10, 2009. "Between Nietzsche's "death of God" and the ascent of Buddhism in twentieth-century America and Europe, the idea of "void" has permeated Western art and culture, and the means by which artists and thinkers have dismantled conventions of reality and perception with acts of emptying, removing, destroying, or emphasizing nothingness, are numerous, as this massive survey testifies. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held October 21, 2007 – February 23, 2008 at the Jacobs Building and October 21, 2007 – April 13, 2008 at 1001 Kettner. Essays by Robert Irwin and Hugh M. ... [details]
"When this remarkable book first appeared in 1982, it introduced readers to Robert Irwin, the Los Angeles artist 'who one day got hooked on his own curiosity and decided to live it.' Now expanded to include six additional chapters and twenty-four pages of color plates, 'Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees' chronicles three decades of extraordinary conversation between Weschler and Light and Space master Irwin, taking us into the heart of what it can mean to be an artist. ... [details]