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Sex Objects: Art and the Dialectics of Desire Sex Objects Art and the Dialectics of Desire Jennifer Doyle 2006 Spring
Complicates the role sex plays in art—from the scandalous to the absurd
American Exposures: Photography and Community in the Twentieth Century American Exposures Photography and Community in the Twentieth Century Louis Kaplan 2005 Fall
A fascinating analysis of how photographers image and imagine American communities
Metonymy in Contemporary Art: A New Paradigm Metonymy in Contemporary Art A New Paradigm Denise Green 2005 Fall
A critical look at the contemporary art world from a global perspective
The Quiet Landscapes of William B. Post The Quiet Landscapes of William B. Post The Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2005 Fall
Exquisite photographs of rural Maine by this remarkable American artist.
Pictorial Nominalism: On Marcel Duchamp’s Passage from Painting to the Readymade Pictorial Nominalism On Marcel Duchamp’s Passage from Painting to the Readymade Thierry De Duve 2005 Fall
Reveals the invention of the readymade as a critical point in contemporary art
Earth-Mapping: Artists Reshaping Landscape Earth-Mapping Artists Reshaping Landscape Edward S. Casey 2005 Spring
Re-envisions the earth in innovative painterly, sculptural, and architectural forms
Shooting from the Hip: Photography, Masculinity, and Postwar America Shooting from the Hip Photography, Masculinity, and Postwar America Patricia Vettel-Becker 2005 Spring
Visually traces the portrayal of the American male
Carnal Art: Orlan’s Refacing Carnal Art Orlan’s Refacing C. Jill O’Bryan 2004 Fall
An in-depth exploration of the surgical performances of the artist Orlan
Sowing Empire: Landscape and Colonization Sowing Empire Landscape and Colonization Jill H. Casid 2004 Fall
Identifies the cultivation and landscaping of colonies as one of the primary ways imperial nations justified their empires
Light in the Dark Room: Photography and Loss Light in the Dark Room Photography and Loss Jay Prosser 2004 Fall
Explores photography not as a document of the past but rather as a realization of what we have lost
The Rise of Fashion: A Reader The Rise of Fashion A Reader Daniel Leonhard Purdy, Editor 2004 Fall
A remarkable anthology of key writings that parallels the history of fashion with modern life
Art, Performance, Media: 31 Interviews Art, Performance, Media 31 Interviews Nicholas Zurbrugg, Editor 2004 Spring
Avant-garde artists discuss their work, their lives, the art world—and each other
What the Body Cost: Desire, History, and Performance What the Body Cost Desire, History, and Performance Jane Blocker 2004 Spring
Reexamines rebelliousness and desire in the history of performance art
The Miller Collection of Roman Sculpture: Mythological Figures and Portraits The Miller Collection of Roman Sculpture Mythological Figures and Portraits Richard Brilliant 2004 Fall
A tour through an important private collection with one of the world’s foremost art historians
Clement Greenberg: A Life Clement Greenberg A Life Florence Rubenfeld 2004 Spring
The only book-length biography of this controversial critic, now in paperback for the first time!