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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Bohemian Paris Bohemian Paris Dan Franck "Paris is a mythical city, a capital of the arts that has hosted some of the most legendary developments in world culture. Perhaps this reputation has never been so richly deserved as at the beginnin… OL15860023W
Buffalo heads Buffalo heads Hollis Frampton,Tony Conrad,Gerald O'Grady,Paul Sharits,Steina,James Blue "In the 1970s and 1980s, the Department of Media Study at the State University of New York at Buffalo developed into what was perhaps the most influential school for media arts in the twentieth centu… OL18612068W
The velvet grind The velvet grind Robbins, David Includes key interviews of Robbins with Richard Prince and Allan McCollum, his writings on television, Hollywood, and Warhol, as well as thoughts on comedy, art, and entertainment. A compilation of n… OL1961899W
Peggy Guggenheim Peggy Guggenheim Francine Prose Contains primary source material. A biography of one of twentieth century America's most influential patrons of the arts that covers her personal life, uncompromising spirit, and relationships with … OL19667667W
This will have been This will have been Helen Anne Molesworth 'This will have been: art, love & politics in the 1980s' covers the period from 1979 to 1992. During this era, the political sphere was dominated by the ideas of former US President Ronald Reagan and… OL19670028W
Fray Fray Julia Bryan-Wilson In 1974, women in a feminist consciousness-raising group in Eugene, Oregon, formed a mock organization called the Ladies Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society. Emblazoning its logo onto t-shirts, the g… OL19732936W
Journey Without End Journey Without End Suzan Campbell "At the outset [Calcagno] eschewed abstraction, but would use what he found to suit his emotional necessities, which meant that he distorted color and form expressively, while his images remained roo… OL2051328W
Bruce Nauman Bruce Nauman Neal Benezra,Bruce Nauman,Anna Dezeuze,Paul Schimmel,Johanna Drucker,Dörte Zbikowski,Ellen Heider,Retro Krüger,Götz Adriani,Kathy Halbreich "One of America's most important artists, Bruce Nauman has worked in a dazzling variety of media since the mid-1960s: sculpture, photography, performance, installation art, sound, holography, film, a… OL2144697W
The social history of art The social history of art Arnold Hauser First published in 1951 as Socialgeschichte der Kunst und Literatur, Arnold Hauser's comprehensive work explores the interaction between art and society. Through the detailing of social and historica… OL7124260W
Visual Shock Visual Shock Michael Kammen In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates A… OL7969189W
Provenance Provenance Laney Salisbury A tautly paced investigation of one the 20th century's most audacious art frauds, which generated hundreds of forgeries—many of them still hanging in prominent museums and private collections todayPr… OL8061183W
The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century Staff Of The Ny Reviews, news articles, interviews and essays capturing 100 years of art, architecture, literature, music, dance, theater, film and television. OL8929360W