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Air Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy»rank: 17129by: Dave Hickey
: :'As enjoyable and provocative a book of criticism as anyone has published in years.'--Rolling Stone. 'Hickey creates music of his own with the style of a good short-fiction writer and the insight of a first-rate thinker.'--The Nation. '...a deliciously democratic style of prose.'--The Boston Phoenix. 'Air Guitar is naked pleasure, executing an unabashed literary seduction.'--Los Angeles Times. Third Printing. |
Andy Warhol: Giant Size»rank: 57382by: Editors of Phaidon Press, Dave Hickey
: :A one-of-a-kind, over-the-top, one-stop-shopping overview of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Culled from archives at the Warhol Museum and Warhol Foundation in addition to a variety of other private sources, 'Andy Warhol Giant Size' provides an unprecedented look at the life and work of an endlessly fascinating figure. Included are well known works and famous public moments (hanging out with celebrity friends like Halston and Liza Minelli at Studio 54) as well as Warhol's private side (eating corn flakes with his mother) and previously unpublished material. |
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Elizabeth Peyton»rank: 131412by: Elizabeth Peyton
: :American artist Elizabeth Peyton is one of the outstanding painters of her generation, a painter known for her intimate figurative portraits of youthful, romantic people, ranging from friends, to historical figures, to music world celebrities. Her work is intensely personal, but the subject becomes an intimate of both audience and artist. Peyton's ability to draw the viewer in is a result of her own fascination and curiosity about the figures she chooses. They are stylish in a timeless way and are at moments in their lives when they stand for their own ideals of independence, beauty, and artistry. Her manner is to paint small, devotional images in an 'awkward, self-effacing ... |
Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds»rank: 49666by: Robert Coover, Maureen Gibbon, Jay McInerney, Daphne Merkin, Robert Stone, Paul Theroux
: Review:With the first Centerfold, who just happened to be the radiant Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner masterminded a cultural icon: Playboy's Playmate of the Month. Now, for the first time ever, Playboy has gathered together every Centerfold from every issue into one luxurious collector's edition. That's over 600 beauties. We've reproduced these Centerfolds exactly as they appeared in the magazine to create a full-size, deluxe volume. Paging through this colossal, chronological collection provides a breathtaking view of our evolving appreciation of the female form: from the fifties fantasy of voluptuous blondes to the tawny beach girls of the seventies to the groomed and toned women of today. Housed in a handsome ... |
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Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating»rank: 130432by: Jean-Hubert Martin, Sara Arrhenius, David Carrier, Boris Groys, Kate Fowle, Dave Hickey, Geeta Kapur, Young Chul Lee, David Levi Strauss
: :Ten international art related professionals consider the increased influence of independent curators and cultural producers and how the role of the curator has changed over the last ten years. Using examples from past exhibitions and personal experiences, the writers address how working within an institution differs from being independent, the difficulties of balancing artistic vision with expectations of funders and institutions, and the ethical issues of working with artists and collectors, among many other subjects. A resource text for students and others interested in the curatorial field, Cautionary Tales: Critical Curating will provide valuable and interesting reading for students considering a curatorial career and others interested in current trends in ... |
Charles Arnoldi: 1972-2008»rank: 434809by: Charles Arnoldi
: :The Los Angeles painter and sculptor Charles Arnoldi has been described as an artist who 'draws in space' to create his unique assemblages. Throughout his long career, he has been fascinated with shape and pattern as they apply to advanced formal concerns, from his 1970s paintings made entirely of natural forms to his current work, of which the architect Frank Gehry has said, 'the maturing Arnoldi has a secure color sense and the ability to work at large scale as well as to produce tiny, exquisite watercolors.' Gehry, who provides the introduction for this first comprehensive monograph, also cites Arnoldi as an influence in his own work, saying, 'this is ... |
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The Book on Vegas»rank: 502824by: Dave Hickey
: :In celebration of Las Vegas's centennial, Greybull Press has put together the ultimate visual tribute to sin city. An exceptional collection of images of the city as seen through the eyes of many of the most important photographers, artists and filmmakers of the past 50 years, it also includes classic archival images that capture the true essence of what makes Vegas the high/low pleasure capital of the world: its entertainers and celebrities, its winners and losers, the dealers, divas, players and dreamers. The Book on Vegas features landmark images of the desert city's architecture, street life, weddings, casinos and surrounding landscape. Some of the highlights include William Claxton's intimate backstage ... |
Joan Mitchell: Sunflowers»rank: 625952by: Dave Hickey
: :In celebration of Las Vegas's centennial, Greybull Press has put together the ultimate visual tribute to sin city. An exceptional collection of images of the city as seen through the eyes of many of the most important photographers, artists and filmmakers of the past 50 years, it also includes classic archival images that capture the true essence of what makes Vegas the high/low pleasure capital of the world: its entertainers and celebrities, its winners and losers, the dealers, divas, players and dreamers. The Book on Vegas features landmark images of the desert city's architecture, street life, weddings, casinos and surrounding landscape. Some of the highlights include William Claxton's intimate backstage ... |
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Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s»rank: 504580by: Joe Houston
: :The abstract art movement Op art came to international attention in the mid-1960s, an era of global social and technological change. The movement, which placed emphasis on viewer perception by exploring optical effects in painting, sculpture and light installation, quickly gained in popularity but met with considerable criticism. This important book, published to accompany the first major Op art exhibition by an American museum in twenty-five years, examines the development of the movement, its cultural context and its widespread impact on advertising, fashion and film-making. Featuring visually stunning works by such key figures as Josef Albers, Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely, Optic Nerve offers a timely reappraisal of this highly ... |
Boystown: La Zona de Tolerancia»rank: 89812from: Aperture
: :Stark, compelling images from border-town brothelsIn the early 1970s, Boystown was a collection of brothels along the border between Texas and Mexico, where cowboys and college boys, gang members and family men, drunkenly traveled desert highways to dance to six-piece Tejano bands, guzzle cheap liquor, and pay for sex. A group of photographers worked these clubs every night, shooting sharp, in-your-face souvenir pictures of girls with round faces quietly smoking while men fondled them and cowboys danced on tables. These shimmering flash photos of prostitutes and their johns appear here for the first time, along with formal portraits of the women and their families taken by the same anonymous club ... |