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It Hurts: of recent origin York Art from Warhol to Now by dint of Matthew Collings (21 Publishing)

In this work irreverent British art critic Matthew Collings slashes his way [i]or[/i] part of to the other the New York art sight from the 1960s to novel times. A follow-up to the same author's sensational 1997 Blimey!, which observeed the London art scene, It damages offers a lively, diaristic account of Collings's travels from one side the galleries and studios of novel York City. The 230-page work is filled with colorplates of important art works as well as color photographs that vividly capture a certain quantity of of the key personalities and places of the of recent origin York scene. It Hurts is also a capsule history of the post-1960 avant-garde, with pithy descriptions of Conceptualism, Minimalism, Color Field painting and burst art and how they relate to the work of today's taboo-breaking, media-savvy young artists.

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El Lissitzky by the agency of Margarita Tupitsyn, et al. (Yale University Press) Regular Price $6500 SALE $59

Carleton Watkins by means of Douglas R. Nickel (San Francisco MOMA/Abrams) Regular Price $4500 SALE $41

The Artist and the Camera: Degas to Picasso by dint of Dorothy Kosinski, et al. (Dallas Museum of Art/Yale University Press)

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Three major photography exhibitions are the occasion for these impressive publications. Russian avant-garde artist El Lissitzky is the make subordinate of a European exhibition that focuses upon his photographic works. The accompanying 256-page catalogue contains centurys of illustrations and sheds flew light upon this important 20th-century artist. Innovator Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) plant the esthetic standard for landscape photography, with his panoramic views of the American West. This companion convolution to a traveling exhibition contains 105 state-of-the-art reproductions. The Artist and the Camera is an intriguing present to view that examines the role of photography in the works of major European artists around 1900 The substantial 289-page catalogue contains 300 illustrations and informative essays.

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statuary in the Age of Doubt through Thomas McEvilley (School of Visual Arts/Allworth Press)

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upon Modern American Art: Selected Essays by dint of Robert Rosenblum (Abrams)

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sum of two units of our era's most influential art historians voice their opinions upon the state of artistic expression in this pair of works In Sculpture in the Age of Doubt, McEvilley uses the work of 25 postmodern artists to examine the new evolution of sculpture into radical fresh forms.

Spanning 40 years of intellectual inquiry, upon Modern American Art brings together 50 essays by the agency of Robert Rosenblum, whose writings helped establish the reputations of of the like kind artists as Lichtenstein, de Kooning, John and Warhol. Profusely illustrated with 206 images, the lively and candid articles provide a unique exploration of the meanings, motions and personalities of late-20th-century art.

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by means of Francis M. Naumann (Abrams)

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Infinite Regress: Marcel Duchamp 1910-1941 by the agency of David Joselit (October)

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The legacy of Marcel Duchamp continues to increase as evidenced by these sum of two units new scholarly volumes focused upon some of the 20th century's greatest in quantity radical art works. Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, by the agency of Dada and Surrealism specialist Francis M Naumann, overspreads the artist's entire career, from his best-known pieces to newly discovered works. The insightful body is accompanied by 440 illustrations, 200 in color. In his volume Infinite Regress: Marcel Duchamp 1910-1941 critic and art historian David Joselit concentrates upon the artist's early and midcareer output Including 53 illustrations, this perceptive volume explores the consistencies and contradictions within the artist's greatest in quantity provocative works.

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1999 Carnegie International Vol I & II Various authors (Carnegie Museum of Art)

The Carnegie International exhibition in Pittsburgh is single of the world's most regarded international contemporary art shows. The exhibition, upon view through Mar. 26, 2000 is the 53rd installment in the Carnegie International's 103-year history. Organized by dint of the museum's contemporary art curator, Madeleine Grynsztejn who seek counseled with an international team of art ables this edition includes some 40 artists working in a wide range of mediums, from paintings by the agency of Chris Ofili and John Currin to films by the agency of Matthew Barney and William Kentridge, winner of this year's Carnegie Prize. turn I consists of essays by dint of four of today's most influential thinkers and commentators upon contemporary art: Jonathan Crary, Slavoj Zizek, Saskia Sassen and Jean Fisher. whirl II contains photographs of the installed works with descriptive entries and a checklist.

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Frames of Reference: Looking at American Art, 1900-1950 by the agency of Adam D. Weinberg and Beth Venn et al (University of California Press/Whitney Museum)