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new releases in art books
Seven Days in the Art World. Starred Review. The hot, hip contemporary art world, argues sociologist Thornton, is a cluster of intermingling subcultures unified by the belief, whether genuine or feigned, that nothing is more important than the art itself. |
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Prospect.1 New Orleans As the accompanying publication to the largest exhibition of contemporary art ever assembled in the U.S., the Prospect.1 New Orleans catalogue is one of the most sought-after art books of 2008-09. |
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Lives of the Artists. These biographical essays on 10 of the most interesting contemporary artists, Tomkins's access is astonishing, as when he dines with Jasper Johns and his wife in their Caribbean home in St. Martin, watches John Currin paint or receives revealing gifts from Maurizio Cattelan. This is art history live.
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art magazines
ARTNews  In the February issue, we survey the explosion of artistic activity in Berlin, where artists from all over the world are congregating, galleries are opening, and museums are expanding... |
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Art in America Curren tissue: The Pitiless Eye - a ruthless observer with no love of propriety, the Austrian painter Maria Lassnig, now near 90, Is enjoying unaccustomed international attention... L.A. MOCA in crisis, Eli Broad plans personal museum; fall auctions; Asian Contemporary Art Fair; the Yes Men go to press...
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Aperture Just announced: an exclusive Aperture limited-edition portfolio of President Barack Obama ephemera, from the Collection of Martin Parr; Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua; The Author As Photographer: Early Soviet Writers and the Camera... |
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