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Alexander Calder : The Paris Years, 1926-1933

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Joan Simon and Brigitte Léal ; with contributions from Henry Petroski … [et al.]Publication Details
BookWhitney Museum of American Art2008Description
In 1926, Alexander Calder (1898?1976) moved from New York to Paris and began to use time and motion as “materials” for animating line and space. They analyze the extended cast of Calder?s animated Circus, made in Paris between 1926 and 1931, and include previously unpublished photographs by Brassa and Kertesz of Calder and this beloved performative sculpture. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) NB237.C28 S56 2008 AVAILABLE
Dan Graham : Beyond

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organized by Bennett Simpson and Chrissie Iles ; essays by Rhea Anastas … [et al.] ; interviews with Dan Graham by Kim Gordon, Rodney Graham, and Nicolás Guagnini ; manga by Fumihiro Nonomura and Ken TanimotoPublication Details
BookMuseum of Contemporary Art2009Description
Essays: Chrissie Iles on Graham’s performance work Bennett Simpson on Graham’s interest and works in rock music Beatriz Colomina on Graham’s architectural pavilions Rhea Anastas on Graham’s early formation and short-lived operation of the John Daniels Gallery Mark von Schlegell on Graham’s interest in science fiction Mark Francis on Graham’s Public Space/Two Audiences (1976) Alexandra Midal on Graham’s conceptual works for magazine pages and magazine design Philippe Vergne on Graham’s puppet opera Don’t Trust Anyone Over Thirty (2004) Kim Gordon interview with Graham on their collaborations and music Rodney Graham interview with Graham on jokes and humor in art Distributed for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles February 15-March 25, 2009 Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City June 25-October 2009 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis November 2009-February 2010 (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVERSIZE (UPPER) N6537.G674 A4 2009 AVAILABLE
Buckminster Fuller : Starting With The Universe

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edited by K. Michael Hays, Dana Miller ; with essays by Antoine Picon, Elizabeth A.T. Smith, Calvin TomkinsPublication Details
BookWhitney Museum of American Art, in association with Yale University Press2008Description
Reproductions of original drawings and models?including those for Fuller?s 4D house, Wichita House, the Montreal Expo dome, and the sole extant Dymaxion car?plus a reprinted 1966 New Yorker profile on Fuller by Calvin Tomkins, complete the fascinating tribute. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) NA737.F8 A4 2008 AVAILABLE
William Eggleston : Democratic Camera, Photographs And Video, 1961-2008

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Elisabeth Sussman and Thomas Weski ; with contributions by Donna De Salvo, Tina Kukielski, and Stanley BoothPublication Details
BookWhitney Museum of American Art2008Description
Not only has he drawn upon images so telling of American culture, he has produced them with an intensity and balance of color that have helped elevate the entire field of color photography to a fine art, especially since his 1976 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVERSIZE (UPPER) TR647 .E27 2008 AVAILABLE
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Edward Hopper : The Art And The Artist

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Gail LevinPublication Details
BookNorton1996Description
This sumptuous book presents the full range of Edward Hopper’s work and offers greater access to Hopper, the man, than any other single volume. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) ND237.H75 A4 1996 AVAILABLE
Gordon Matta Clark : You Are The Measure

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edited by Elisabeth SussmanPublication Details
Book1st edWhitney Museum of American Art2007Links
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This comprehensive book incorporates important new information from the Matta-Clark archive, presenting a compelling reappraisal of the unique beauty and radical nature of Matta-Clark?s punnings, plans, performances, and interventions evident in the many media in which he worked: sculptural objects (most notably from building cuts), drawings, films, photographs, and documentary material. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVERSIZE (UPPER) N6537.M3947 A4 2007 AVAILABLE
Picasso And American Art

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Michael FitzGerald ; with a chronology by Julia May BoddewynPublication Details
BookWhitney Museum of American Art2006Links
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Many American artists throughout the 20th century designated Pablo Picasso as the central figure of the modern movement and defined their own artistic achievements through their absorption, critique, or rejection of his example. Picasso and American Art is a groundbreaking publication juxtaposing works by Picasso with the paintings, sculptures, and drawings created in response by an extremely diverse group of his contemporaries and successors, including Max Weber, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, John Graham, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, David Smith, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jasper Johns. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS OVERSIZE (UPPER) N6512 .F58 2006 AVAILABLE
Tim Hawkinson

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Lawrence Rinder ; with essays by Howard Fox, Doug HarveyPublication Details
BookWhitney Museum of American Art2005Links
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This book is the first comprehensive survey of the work of Los Angeles-based artist Tim Hawkinson (b. Accompanying an exhibition opening in February at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Tim Hawkinson provides an in-depth look at this prolific and endlessly creative artist. With 250 color illustrations and three insightful essays, along with the artist’s commentary on more than 150 of his hugely varied works, Tim Hawkinson will prove a revelation to all those interested in contemporary art. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) N6537.H377 A4 2005 AVAILABLE
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An American Index Of The Hidden And Unfamiliar
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Taryn Simon ; [foreword by Salman Rushdie ; introduction by Elizabeth Sussman and Tina Kukielski ; commentary by Ronald Dworkin]Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Steidl, 2007Description
In An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, Taryn Simon documents spaces that are integral to America’s foundation, mythology and daily functioning, but remain inaccessible or unknown to a public audience. Photographed with a large format view camera (except when prohibited), Simon’s 70 color plates form a seductive collection that reflects and reveals a national identity. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Tags
Photography, Artistic · Simon, Taryn, 1975- · Rushdie, Salman · Sussman, Elisabeth, 1939- · Kukielski, Tina · Dworkin, Ronald · Whitney Museum of American Art · Museum für Moderne Kunst (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)Availability