""Color Chart" addresses the impact of standardized, mass-produced color on the art of the past 60 years. Taking the commercial color chart as its central metaphor, this volume chronicles an important artistic shift that took place during the middle of the twentieth century: a frank acknowledgment of color as a matter-of-fact element rather than a vehicle of spiritual or emotional content. Collected here are more than 40 artists who expl ..."
"In April 2002 the Philadelphia Museum of Art held a symposium in conjunction with a major retrospective of the work of Barnett Newman (1905-1970). This volume publishes the proceedings of the event. With contributions from notable specialists in the field, including art historians, museum curators, critics, conservators, and fellow artists, the book pays homage to Newman and sheds new light on his work as a theoretician and innovator. T ..."
"Barnett Newman (1905-1970) was one of the most profound and influential artists of the twentieth century. A master of expansive spatial effects and evocative color, he pioneered painting that was both abstract and emotive, suffused with powerful philosophical and spiritual meaning. This landmark book surveys the breadth of Newman's career from his founding role in the New York School in the 1940s to his key influence on both minimalism ..."
"How the Vietnam War changed American artBy the late 1960s, the United States was in a pitched conflict in Vietnam, against a foreign enemy, and at homeâ€"between Americans for and against the war and the status quo. This powerful book showcases how American artists responded to the war, spanning the period from Lyndon B. Johnson’s fateful decision to deploy U.S. Marines to South Vietnam in 1965 to the fall of Saigon ten years later.Ar ..."
"This exhibition catalogue presents ten African artists who are no longer bound by old affiliations of geography and race but whose work inevitably embodies a common claim to their home continent. Curated by Olu Oguibe, Cross/ing includes sculpture, painting, drawing, video, electronic art, installation, and photography that is likely to challenge the Western viewer's expectations of African art. Essays by Okwui Enwezor and Olu Oguibe."
A Sherrie Levine(1st Edition) Newborn (English and German Edition) by Ms Ann Temkin, Sherrie Levine Paperback, 48 Pages, Published 1993 by Philadelphia Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-87633-090-6, ISBN: 0-87633-090-1
Reconsidering Barnett Newman(1st Edition) A Symposium at the Philadelphia Museum of Art by MelissaHo Paperback, 185 Pages, Published 2005 by Philadelphia Museum Of Art ISBN-13: 978-0-87633-187-3, ISBN: 0-87633-187-8
"In April 2002 the Philadelphia Museum of Art held a symposium in conjunction with a major retrospective of the work of Barnett Newman (19051970). This volume publishes the proceedings of the event. With contributions from notable specialists in the field, including art historians, museum curators, critics, conservators, and fellow artists, the book pays homage to Newman and sheds new light on his work as a theoretician and innovator.Th ..."
"In her mesmerizing films and photographs, Shirin Neshat (Iranian-American, b. 1957, Qazvin) examines the nuances of power and identity in the Islamic world--particularly in her native country of Iran, where she lived until 1975. "Shirin Neshat: Facing History "is the companion volume to the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum exhibition of the same name. This beautiful volume presents an array of Neshat's most compelling works and illuminate ..."
Alma W. Thomas Everything Is Beautiful (Hardback) by Jonathan Frederick Walz, Seth Feman Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2021 by Yale University Press 2021-07-13 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-25893-6, ISBN: 0-300-25893-3
She Sang Me a Good Luck Song(1st Edition) The California Indian Photographs of Dugan Aguilar by Dugan Aguilar, Theresa Harlan Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2015 by Heyday ISBN-13: 978-1-59714-300-4, ISBN: 1-59714-300-6
"For World Time Clock, German-Iranian photographer Bettina Pousttchi (born 1971) photographed public clocks at precisely five minutes before two at selected sites in 24 cities, including Cape Town, Dubai, Tashkent, New York, Sydney and Mexico City. This volume documents its presentation at the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC."