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Too Beautiful to Picture: Zeuxis, Myth, and Mimesis Too Beautiful to Picture Zeuxis, Myth, and Mimesis Elizabeth C. Mansfield 2006 Fall
An intriguing look at imitation in Western art from antiquity to the present
Collectivism after Modernism: The Art of Social Imagination after 1945 Collectivism after Modernism The Art of Social Imagination after 1945 Blake Stimson and Gregory Sholette, Editors 2006 Fall
Analyzes collective artistic practice from the Cold War to the global present
Sheer Presence: The Veil in Manet’s Paris Sheer Presence The Veil in Manet’s Paris Marni Reva Kessler 2006 Fall
Examines the cultural and aesthetic significance of the veil in nineteenth-century France
The Matrixial Borderspace The Matrixial Borderspace Bracha Ettinger 2005 Fall
A groundbreaking intertwining of the philosophy of art and psychoanalytic theory
Modern Dance, Negro Dance: Race in Motion Modern Dance, Negro Dance Race in Motion Susan Manning 2006 Fall
Integrates the histories of black and white dance in modern America
Herschel V. Jones: The Imprint of a Great Collector Herschel V. Jones The Imprint of a Great Collector Lisa Dickinson Michaux, Marla J. Kinney and Jane Immler Satkowski Karen Jacobson, Editor 2006 Spring
A richly illustrated guide to one of the most significant collections of prints in America, including luminaries Rembrandt, Dürer, Whistler, and Cassatt
Money in the Bank: The Katherine Kierland Herberger Collection Money in the Bank The Katherine Kierland Herberger Collection Corine Wegener and Karal Ann Marling 2006 Spring
A comprehensive illustrated guide to American toy banks
Ether: The Nothing That Connects Everything Ether The Nothing That Connects Everything Joe Milutis 2005 Fall
Diagrams the interconnections among cosmic consciousness, hermetic avant-gardes, and technological progress
The Aesthetics of Disengagement: Contemporary Art and Depression The Aesthetics of Disengagement Contemporary Art and Depression Christine Ross 2005 Spring
Reveals how artists engage the scientific notion of depression
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