Jack O’Malley— The recently-released John Baldessari Catalogue Raisonné: Volume Two documents the artist’s work and development of technique in the decade following his infamous “Cremation Project,” encompassing Baldessari’s continued photo-based works in the 70s to, in the 80s, the first of what became an iconic Baldessari image: overlaying the faces
Dear Paper Doll, I’ve fled the frozen north to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year! However, my wardrobe is seriously lacking the degree of flair suitable for all these parties and parades, especially because I’ll be standing alongside so many adventurously clad revelers. My all-black ensembles simply won’t
Contest update #1: Congratulations to Janet R., Laura D., and Beth Z., who were the first three people to correctly respond to our Carrie Mae Weems quiz (answer to the quiz question: Ms. Weems got her first camera in 1973, as a 20th birthday gift). Contest update #2:
David Ebony— For the innovative work she produced in the 1960s—large-scale abstract relief sculptures made of welded steel, canvas, wire and soot—Lee Bontecou has earned a very lofty position in the canon of post-war American art history. Writing in Arts Magazine in April, 1965, artist and critic Donald Judd lauded
The February installment of our series From the Designers Desk brings you a guest post from the wonderfully talented Yve Ludwig, who has had her own independent design practice since 2012. Prior to that, she was an Associate Partner at Pentagram Design. Her work has won numerous awards and recognition
To commemorate the birthday of Louis Kahn (1901-1974), George H. Marcus and William Whitaker, the authors of The Houses of Louis Kahn, share insight into the minds and personalities of two of Louis Kahn’s important patrons, Philip Q. Roche and Francis Heed Adler. Louis Kahn, born into a poor Jewish
Lots of things happened in 1971… Disney World opened, Greenpeace came into existence, Mount Etna erupted, and an exhibition opened at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum changed the course of fashion curation. Judith Clark, co-author of our new book Exhibiting Fashion, explains why. Judith Clark— Exhibiting Fashion: Before and After
As Gego exhibitions sweep across Europe this spring, (currently at the Maison de l’Amérique Latine in Paris, and coming soon to the Hamburger Kunsthalle, Kunstmuseum in Stuttgart, Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, and the Royal Academy of Arts, London), we are celebrating the recent release of the magnificent book Untangling
This Sunday the Forrest Bess:Seeing Things Invisible exhibition opens at the Neuberger Museum—the final stop on a tour that has included The Menil Collection in Texas and the Hammer Museum in LA. The exhibition catalog’s designer, Don Quaintance, shares a guest post with us today on his fellow Texan’s work.
We are please to announce that Building Seagram received a PROSE Award for Excellence in Architectural and Urban Planning. We are also pleased to announce that Building Seagram has been named the Designers & Books 2013 Notable Design Book of the Year. Over here at YUP we are celebrating and