David Ebony— “Blah, Blah, Blah,” a series of recent “word paintings” by Mel Bochner, may suggest a wry comment on the banality and pointlessness in so much of our slogan-saturated culture. Does the quip signify the end of language, the limits of communication? Bochner’s work is anything but blah. Widely
Last fall, we introduced you to our Spring/Summer 2014 season of books through an interactive crossword puzzle that we posted on our blog – many of the artists whose names, lives, and work are featured in the books we’re publishing this season were the answers to the clues in that
Thank you, readers, for your thoughtful and knowledgeable responses to our recent contests. Our Josef Albers fill in the blanks contest of March 21st, 2014, however, may have been overly challenging. We asked you to complete the following statement by Albers: “Even if I would know the answer to your
April’s installation in our ongoing series From the Designer’s Desk brings us into the beautiful, meaningful, and wide-ranging visual world of renowned designer Katy Homans. Katy Homans— I entered the worlds of design and art as a printer, having been introduced to David Godine’s letterpress shop through a college class
Jack O’Malley— The intersection of the western and eastern worlds has long fascinated scholars and students of artistic methods. The new book Remaking Tradition: Modern Art of Japan from the Tokyo National Museum, published in conjunction with an exciting exhibition currently on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art, explores many
Clare Elliott – One year after its opening at the Menil Collection, Houston, Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible has made its third appearance, at the Neuberger Art Museum at SUNY, Purchase. In between Houston and New York the exhibition was on view at the Hammer Museum at UCLA, and following its
Kate Nesin, associate curator of contemporary art at the Art Institute of Chicago, is also the author Cy Twombly’s Things, a fascinating account of Twombly’s long engagement with three-dimensional works. In the book, Kate offers close readings of individual works and in-depth analyses of certain guiding concerns, such as surface,
On June 14th, a much-anticipated exhibition will open at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper offers a complete look at Marisol’s career, reestablishing her as a major figure in post-war American art (you can search #meetMarisol for exhibition updates, photos, information about related events,
All that glitters is not gold. Sometimes, the glitteriest is glass. The soon-to-be-released book René Lalique: Enchanted by Glass is a stunning paean to glass as a medium and to M. Lalique as one of history’s finest glass artists; it is being published in conjunction with what is sure to
Katherine A. Bussard’s superb new book Unfamiliar Streets: The Photographs of Richard Avedon, Charles Moore, Martha Rosler, and Philip-Lorca diCorcia was recently featured at one of the New York Public Library’s “An Art Book” evenings. If you weren’t able to be there, you can listen to the proceedings: Today, we’re