…which first came out in 1982, and was pretty much the only published resource out there on the topic when I first started the Edible Estates project in 2005, is so important to me that when I saw on my caller ID that Ros was actually calling me out of the blue in 2006 I ..
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…is the excellent new book I just received in the mail today from Evil Twin Publications (who you may recall published last year’s 150 foot long ‘Sundown Salon Unfolding Archive‘ accordion book) – which consists of engaging portraits by Kate Lacey, who was assigned by Life Magazine to cover Westminster in 2005…’She decided that instead ..
…from 1970 by Lawrence Halprin – is a book that I’ve had kicking around for a while – but after reading the Anna Halprin biography, I was inspired to pick it up again – and it lays out a brilliant vision for scoring urban space – my particular favorite is the score for the Driftwood ..
…the recent biography by Janice Ross – which I just finished today – of the dancer/choreographer (easy & narrow labels that are too small for her) who I LOVE, whose work (especially “Parades & Changes”) inspires me, whose approach to teaching & practice changed the way I thought about my own work & practice, whose ..
….is the engaging 1972 book by Martin Duberman which I just finished this afternoon – about the short-lived (1933-56) rural North Carolina experimental school that has fascinated me for years – and with this controversial record of it’s history, Duberman inserts himself into the narrative, creating a very personal portrait of this place that was ..
…published by Printed Matter will be available next week at their NYC store, and at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT as a companion to the show “Something for Everyone.” (see the pd..
…is the book just out from Princeton Architectural Press (for which I contributed the forward “Above the People: The Meadow, the Vegetable Garden, the Apple Tree, and the Cow!“) by Dan Wood and Amale Andraos of Work AC about their Public Farm installed in the PS1 sculpture courtyard in 2008 – and there will be ..
…the L.A.-based artist-run program founded by Piero Golia and Eric Wesley, has just released a book (in softcover & hardcover) published with Lulu on the occasion of their 5th anniversary, comprised of contributions and materials from the MSA^ archive, and I just ordered my copy – can’t wait. (MSA^ website) http://www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/the-mountain-school-of-art..
…is worth a visit if you are in Minneapolis – and where I went today – with an extensive collection non-circulating books, periodicals, and videos open to the public, and just one part of this non-profit art center which also includes exhibitions, publications, events, and education – more information on their website… About the Library: ..
…my Mexico City/Los Angeles writer friend (who co-organized Sundown Salon # 21: LA Literary in 2005, and wrote a fun piece about the experience in the Sundown Salon book) got her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at USC – so tonight was the celebratory dinner – check out her book “Controlled Decay.” (Gabriela’s..
…(new expanded 2nd edition just out from Metropolis Books) is distributed in Europe through Idea Books in Amsterdam, copies in Australia and New Zealand are available through people at Oooby.com (email them here), and check it out on the new Facebook page set up by the U.S.A. distributor DAP (Distributed Art Publishers). (boo..
…of which there are still some copies available, is a 380 page, 140 foot long, unfolding accordion book, which is the comprehensive archive and account of the Sundown Salon series held in my Los Angeles geodesic dome from spring 2001 through fall 2006 – and features six different hand silk-screened covers by past Salon participants ..
…will soon be published by The New Press, and I just received an advance copy in the mail because I first met the author, Stan Cox, in 2005 as the owner of Edible Estate Regional Prototype #1: Salina, Kansas, and since then I have been keeping up with his prolific environmental and political writings – ..
…Yasmin Vobis, Michael Alexander, Hilary Zaic, Jose Esparza, Anne Menke, Sam Dufaux, Jenny Lie Andersen, Alexander Maymind, and Willem Boning is a super survey of fantastical unrealized city plans – 49 of them – depicted graphically in such a way that they begin to have a conversation, and there will be a book launch event ..
…is fantastic: both a collection of very different maps, and a book about Radical Cartography – which I was just revisiting today – by my old friend (and college house-mate) Lize Mogel, and Alexis Bhagat, which they describe on the website thusly: An Atlas of Radical Cartography is a collection of 10 maps and 10 ..
…was one of the best biographies I have read in a while, and it made me completely obsessed with Rudolf Nureyev. (book info) Here is an excerpt from Laura Jacob’s review in Dance Magazine: It’s hard to believe there’s now a generation, maybe two, that’s never heard of Rudolf Nureyev. Starting in the ’60s, his ..
…is a book by Barbara C. Matilsky that I am revisiting this morning – from the exhibition of the same name at The Queens Museum of Art – which had a huge influence on me when it came out in 1992, featuring many artists that I had not been very aware of at the time, ..
…arrived in the mail last night – the first advance copy of the new book from Metropolis Books and DAP which will be out in stores by early April – and I am so excited about all of the new content including essays by Will Allen of Growing Power and Eric Sanderson of The Mannahatta ..
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