"Avalanche" magazine was founded by Willoughby Sharp and Liza Béar shortly after they met in 1968. At the time, Sharp was a New York-based art historian and independent curator, and Béar an underground magazine editor who had recently moved to New York from London. ... [details]
Avalanche magazine was founded by Willoughby Sharp and Liza Béar shortly after they met in 1968. At the time, Sharp was a New York-based art historian and independent curator and Béar an underground magazine editor who had recently moved to New York from London. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Uses and Abuses," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Liza Béar and Hans Haacke on Willoughby Sharp," by Liza Béar and Hans Haacke; "Books: Liz Kotz on Primary Information," by Liz Kotz; "Film: Amy Taubin on Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Tokyo Sonata,'" by Amy Taubin; "On Site: Catherine Wood on Jeff Koons and Tino Sehgal," by Catherine Wood; "Slant: Helen Molesworth on Catherine Opie and 'theanyspacewhatever,'" by Helen Molesworth; "Slant: Ina Blom on 'Whatever Happened to Sex in Scandinavia?" by Ina Blom; "Top Ten," by Stefan Tcherepnin; "In Conversation: Dara Birnbaum and Cory Arcangel"; "Cover Versions: The Reinvention of Music Video," by Michel Gondry, Barbara London, Rodney Graham, Michael Bell-Smith, Steina, Cao Fei, E*Rock; "Cut and Paste: The Collage Impulse Today," by Charlie White; "Authorial Intervention: The Art of Jacques Villeglé," by Tom McDonough; "1000 Words: Trevor Paglen," by Tom Vanderbilt; "Openings: Chu Yun," by Philip Tinari. ... [details]
Artist's book of borrowed texts "...with the intention of forming something between a non-profit reader and an anthology" -- taken from book's notes. [details]
The final issue of the quarterly periodical Avalanche, edited by Liza Béar. Contents "Fitzgibbon, Colleen," taped by Liza Béar; "Jim Roche: Straight Razor," Jim Roche talks to Willoughby Sharp in Tallahassee, Florida; "Reiner Ruthenbeck: 'Eclipse,'" interview between Reiner Ruthenbeck and Willoughby Sharp; "Bas Jan Ader: In Search of The Miraculous," a telephone conversation with Mary Sue Ader; "Meredith Monk: Invocation/Evocation," a dialogue between Meredith Monk and Liza Béar; "Diego Cortez: An Obvious Kind of Eyesore," a dialogue between Diego Cortez and Liza Béar. ... [details]
Issue edited by Liza Béar. Essays "Robin Winter: 'Fairly Regular Hours,'" interview between Robin Winters and Willoughby Sharp; "Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles: 'Because Why,'" a stereo dialogue with Willoughby Sharp and Liza Béar; "Alexis Smith: Anteroom (Anti-Room)," by Alexis Smith; "Rita Myers: '. ... [details]
Issue number 11 of the quarterly periodical Avalanche, published Summer 1975, Cover Features Steve Paxton. Contents: "Installation For Man," a conversation with Alan Saret and Willoughby Sharp; "Videography: Work," a conversation between Darcy Lange and Willoughby Sharp; "Torquing," dialogue between Joel Shapiro and Liza Béar; "One Million Years," by On Kawara; "Confessions of a Street Talker," by Laurie Anderson; "Like The Famous Tree," dialogue between Steve Paxton and Liza Béar. ... [details]
Issue number ten of the quarterly periodical Avalanche, published Winter 1975. Cover features Jack Smith. "Hans Haacke: Manet/Projekt '74," by Hans Haacke, on the censorship of his work for Project '74; "Daniel Buren: KUNST BLEIBT POLITIK," interview by Liza Béar on his work for Projekt '74; "Simone Forti: Dancing at the Fence," by Simone Forti; "Stephen Laub: Projections," interview by Willoughby Sharp; "Jack Smith: Fear Ritual of Shark Museum 'A Thousand and One Irrational Jingoleanisms of Lucky Landlord Paradise. ... [details]
Issue edited by Liza Beár. This issue focuses on a series of events presented at 112 Greene Street as the Video Performance exhibition. Contents "Joseph Beuys: Public Dialogue," a transcript of the first hour of Beuys' first U. ... [details]
Issue number eight of the quarterly periodical Avalanche, published Summer / Fall 1973. Cover is a posthumous dedication to Robert Smithson, featuring a photograph of Robert Smithson by Nancy Holt. ... [details]