Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held November 14 - December 21, 1980. Text by Lucy Lippard and Margaret Harrison. Publication incorporates artists' projects by Suzanne Lacy, Leslie Labowitz, Nicole Croiset, Nil Yalter, Sue Richardson, Monica Ross, Kate Walker, Margaret Harrison, Candace Hill-Montgomery, Jenny Holzer, Alexis Hunter, Maria Karras, Mary Kelly, Margia Kramer, Loraine Leeson, Beverly Naidus, Adrian Piper, Martha Rosler, Miriam Sharon, Bonnie Sherk (the Farm), Nancy Spero, May Stevens, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, and Marie Yates. ... [details]
"In the 1950s Lee Friedlander arrived in New York and began work as a house photographer for Atlantic Records. Over the next two decades, he would create some of their most famous album covers, and his picture style -- including portraits of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Ruth Brown, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and countless others -- became forever associated with that golden era of American music. ... [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]
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]
Parachute magazine of contemporary art, 4th issue released Fall 1976. Essays include: "Two Photographic Exhibitions," by Penny Cousineau; "Mario Bertoncini," interview by Raymond Gervais; "On Description (Notes on the Installation of Stephen Cruise's "Bits and Species" by Philip Fry; "Joseph Beuys," introduction by Bill Toole, text by Joseph Beuys; "Steve Lacy," interview by Raymond Gervais and Yves Bouliane; "Guido Molinari," interview by France Morin and Chantal Pontbriand. ... [details]
Parachute magazine of contemporary art, 4th issue released Fall 1976. Essays include: "Two Photographic Exhibitions," by Penny Cousineau; "Mario Bertoncini," interview by Raymond Gervais; "On Description (Notes on the Installation of Stephen Cruise's "Bits and Species" by Philip Fry; "Joseph Beuys," introduction by Bill Toole, text by Joseph Beuys; "Steve Lacy," interview by Raymond Gervais and Yves Bouliane; "Guido Molinari," interview by France Morin and Chantal Pontbriand. ... [details]