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]
Comprehensive history of the founding and first decade of Artforum from 1962 through 1974. Composed of interviews conducted by Amy Newman between 1963 and 1999. Contributors include John Baldessari, Richard Bellamy, Lynda Benglis, Maurice Berger, Irving Blum, Mel Bochner, Chuck Close, John Coplans, Charles Cowles, Michael Fried, Serge Guilbaut, Nancy Holt, Max Kozloff, Hilton Kramer, Rosalind E. ... [details]
A compendium of sixteen essays originally published in the media and visual arts journal "Afterimage." Edited by Grant H. Kester, editor of "Afterimage" from 1990 to 1995. Text by Grant H. Kesser, Maurice Berger, Richard Bolton, Ann Cvetkovich, Coco Fusco, Brian Goldfarb, Mable Haddock, Chiquita Mullins Lee, Ioannis Mookas, Darrell Moore, Lorraine O'Grady, Michael Renov, Martha Rosler, Patricia Thomson, David Trend, Charles A. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "All Around Esthetes: Jeffrey Slonim Canvases Fear," by Jeffrey Slonim; "American Myths: J. Hoberman on 'Jaws(n),'" by J. Hoberman; "Gadget Love: Vincent Leo on 'Full Disclosure,'" by Vincent Leo; "Books: Robert Farris Thompson on 'Thornton Dial: Image of the Tiger,'" by Robert Farris Thompson; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Sean Sucks. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Secret Vices: Collier Schorr on the New York Auto Show," by Collier Schorr; "Art Wars: Glenn O'Brien on John Ahearn," by Glenn O'Brien; "Film: Manohla Dargis on Tom Kalin's Swoon," by Manohla Dargis; "Press: Lawrence Chua on 'Out's' Issue No. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Democracy, Inc.: Bell Hooks, Carol Squiers, and Maurice Berger on the Hill-Thomas Hearings," by Bell Hooks, Carol Squiers, Maurice Berger; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Media Kids: Michael Covino on John Gotti," by Michael Covino; "Troubleshooters: David Sternbach on Johnson and 'Johnson,'" by David Sternbach; "The Cave: Lorraine O'Grady on Black Women Directors," by Lorraine O'Grady; "To Be a Pilgrim: Walton Ford," by Jimmie Durham; "Tektonik: A Project for Artforum," by Franz Graf; "Pepôn Osorio's Plastic Heaven," by Joan Acocella; "WeWha: A Project for Artforum," by Luigi Ontani with photographs by Joney-Jean Henry, Tran Thi Nhu, Margit M. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Ground Up: Herbert Muschamp on Paper Architecture," by Herbert Muschamp; "The Cave: Hilton Als on Gus van Sant's 'My Own Private Idaho," by Hilton Als; "Troubleshooters: Maurice Berger on Todd Haynes' 'Poison,'" by Maurice Berger; "Undertone: Ann Marlowe on Platonic Rock," by Ann Marlowe; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Commedia Dell'Arte: A Project for Artforum," by Krystine Kryttre; "Media Kids: Terri Sutton on Bad-Girl Cartoonists," by Terri Sutton; " Green Dreams," by James Wines; "Famous Changes at the Last Minute," by Thomas McEvilley; "Domestic Blitz: The Modern Cleans House," by Carol Squiers; "Barcelona (Tumbling) Apartments: A Project for Artforum," by Luc Deleu; "No Place Like Home," by Elizabeth Hess; "Panoramic View: A Stretch-camera Project for Artforum," by Richard Serra; "Sigalert: A Stretch-camera Project for Artforum," by Pat Ward Williams; "Home Boys," by James Lewis; "Julio Galán's Memories of the Future," by Max Kozloff; "From the Tunnel Project," photographs by Margaret Morton, text by Terry Williams; "You Can't Leave Home Without It," by Mira Schor; "Openings: Maria Eichhorn," by Bojana Pejic. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Exits and Entrances: Maria Nadotti on Dramatizing Dante," by Maria Nadotti; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Commedia Dell'Arte: A Project for Artforum," by Kim Deitch; "Special Effects: Carol Squiers on kent and Jackson State," by Carol Squiers; "Troubleshooters: Maurice Berger on Black Power/White Fear," by Maurice Berger; "Head to Toe: Valerie Steele on 'Le Théâtre de la Mode,'" by Valerie Steele; "Media Kids: C. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Troubleshooters: Alice Yaeger Kaplan on 'French in Action,'" by Alice Yaeger; "Ground Up: Herbert Muschamp on Paris and the Middle," by Herbert Muschamp; "The Cave: Maria Nadotti on Stephen Frears," by Maria Nadotti; "Slant: Maurice Berger in 'Reversal of Fortune,'" by Maurice Berger; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Curies' Children: Vilém Flusser on Three Times," by Vilém Flusser; "Commedia Dell'Arte: A Project for Artforum," by Gary Panter; "A Drawing Page: A Project for Artforum," by Louise Bourgeois; "This is My Body: Felix Gonzalez-Torres," by jan Avgikos; "Barbara Kruger: Resisting Arrest," by David Deitcher; "Smart Women, Younger Choices," by Jeanne Silverthorne; "Epiphany of the Other: Sebastião Salgado," by David Levi Strauss; "Critical Reflections," by Donald Kuspit; "Shades of Derrida," by Michael Kelly; "The Silent Piece: A Project for Artforum," by Guillermo Paneque; "Brave New World," by Colin Gardner; "Life, Death, and Hope in Angstroms," by Regina Tierney with text by Maureen Mangiardi. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Museum Piece: Deborah Drier on Masquerade," by Deborah Drier; "Believe it or Not: J. Hoberman on the Potlatch Principle," by J. Hoberman; "Slant: Tom Kalin on Queer Nation," by Tom Kalin; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "The Public Eye: Stuart Ewen on Barney's Ads," by Stuart Ewen; "Commedia Dell'Arte: A Project for Artforum," by Jacques Loustal; "The Cave: Maurice Berger on Yvonne Rainer's 'Privelege,'" by Maurice Berger; "A Drawing Page: A Project for Artforum," by Martin Kippenberger; "You're History, Pal: Reading Nayland Blake," by Maria Porges; "Doppel Jeopardy," by Giorgio Verzotti; "Hyperdeath and the Scopic Corpse," By Joseph Nechvatal; "In Their Own Image," by Kellie Jones; "Conjunct: City of Light, A Project for Artforum" by Maria Nordman with "Three Passerby at the Intersection Fifth Avenue and 60th Street, New York, June 1990. ... [details]