Art and Performance

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 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 Thierry De Duve 2005 Fall

Reveals the invention of the readymade as a critical point in contemporary art

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 Patricia Vettel-Becker 2005 Spring

Visually traces the portrayal of the American male

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 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 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 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 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 Jane Blocker 2004 Spring

Reexamines rebelliousness and desire in the history of performance art

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 Florence Rubenfeld 2004 Spring

The only book-length biography of this controversial critic, now in paperback for the first time!

The Culture Game Olu Oguibe 2003 Fall

An acclaimed artist and cultural provocateur reveals the hidden biases of the contemporary art world

Compelling Visuality The Work of Art in and out of History Claire Farago and Robert Zwijnenberg, Editors 2003 Fall

Explores what we actually see, touch, and experience when looking at art

University of Minnesota Press