Art and Performance

Inside the Spiral The Passions of Robert Smithson Suzaan Boettger 2022 Fall

An expansive and revelatory study of Robert Smithson’s life and the hidden influences on his iconic creations

Arte Programmata Freedom, Control, and the Computer in 1960s Italy Lindsay Caplan 2022 Fall

Tracing the evolution of the Italian avant-garde’s pioneering experiments with art and technology and their subversion of freedom and control

Tsuchi Earthy Materials in Contemporary Japanese Art Bert Winther-Tamaki 2022 Spring

An examination of Japanese contemporary art through the lens of ecocriticism and environmental history

The Owls Are Not What They Seem Artist as Ethologist Arnaud Gerspacher 2022 Fall

Toward a posthumanist art and ethology

Out of Breath Vulnerability of Air in Contemporary Art Caterina Albano 2022 Fall

Explores the intrinsic relation of life to air, and breathing, through contemporary art

Robert Heinecken and the Art of Appropriation Matthew Biro 2022 Spring

The first comprehensive study of the artist Robert Heinecken and his critical views on the culture of mass media

Eco Soma Pain and Joy in Speculative Performance Encounters Petra Kuppers 2022 Spring

Modeling a disability culture perspective on performance practice toward socially just futures

Safety Orange Anna Watkins Fisher 2022 Spring

How fluorescent orange symbolizes the uneven distribution of safety and risk in the neoliberal United States

The Burden of Representation Essays on Photographies and Histories John Tagg 2021 Fall

A powerhouse in photographic theory—updated and with a new essay

Envisioning Evil “The Nazi Drawings” by Mauricio Lasansky Rachel McGarry 2021 Fall

The definitive study of this powerful series of drawings by the influential artist

Assuming the Ecosexual Position The Earth as Lover Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens 2021 Spring

The story of the artistic collaboration between the originators of the ecosex movement, their diverse communities, and the Earth

Art and Cosmotechnics Yuk Hui 2020 Spring

In light of current discourses on AI and robotics, what do the various experiences of art contribute to the rethinking of technology today?

B. J. O. Nordfeldt American Internationalist Gabriel Weisberg, Editor 2021 Spring

This “painter’s painter” constantly explored the variety of American modernist art, inspired by many locations and artistic styles

Fleeting Monuments for the Wall of Respect Romi Crawford, Editor 2021 Spring

A collaboration of artists and writers commemorates a powerful symbol for social justice and freedom on Chicago’s South Side

The Speculative City Art, Real Estate, and the Making of Global Los Angeles Susanna Phillips Newbury 2021 Spring

A forensic examination of the mutual relationship between art and real estate in a transforming Los Angeles

University of Minnesota Press