An examination of the phenomenon of tourism through a social theory lens that encompasses discussions of authenticity, high and low culture, and the construction of social reality. The text brings the concerns of social science to an analysis of travel in the postindustrial age.
Conceived as an installation in six consecutive sections, Mary Kelly's Post-Partum Document has been widely exhibited and intensely debated since its first appearance in the 1970s. This text reproduces the artwork which represents the ultimate merging of feminism and minimalist performativity.
This work documents the network of ideas that has been labelled conceptual art. Including texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved, the book is arranged as an annotated chronology.
Agnes Martin, Maria Martinez and Florence Pierce are noted for producing simple, elegant and refined art that displays their quest for perfection. In Pursuit of Perfection brings these three New Mexico artists together for the first time, and demonstrates the remarkable quality of their art, and the incredible patience, skill and perseverance required for its creation. In Pursuit of Perfection is
Interweaves the photography and collage work of artist Joanne Leonard with personal narrative to reveal the creative possibilities of feminist art. Leonard's early photographs were largely documentary, capturing scenes from inner-city Oakland and the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.