Individuals: A selected history of contemporary art, 1945-1986
Softbound
1986 · New York
by Singerman, Howard (editor)
New York: Abbeville Press, 1986. Softbound. VG (small nick at base of spine and along front cvover midway up sine, internally fresh; may have label residue on back cover.). Black glossy, printed wraps. 371 pp., profusely illustrated. Published to commemorate the inaugural exhibition of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, featuring works from 81 artists. Essays: In Anticipation of the Future / Richard Koshalek -- One Very Lucky Museum / Sherri Geldin -- Introduction / Julia Brown Turrell -- Abstraction: Form as Mearning / Kate Linker -- Material as Sculptural Metaphor / Donald Kuspit -- The Crux of Minimalism / Hal Foster -- Being There: Context, Perception, and Art in the Conditional Tense / Ronald J. Onorato -- Isolation Cells / Germano Celant -- Figure, Myth and Allegory / Achille Bonito Oliva -- Image and Language: Syllables and Charisma / John C. Welchman -- The Future is Certain / Thomas Lawson. (Inventory #: 105980)