Art and Performance
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Shooting from the Hip Photography, Masculinity, and Postwar America Patricia Vettel-Becker 2005 Spring
- Visually traces the portrayal of the American male
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Carnal Art Orlan’s Refacing C. Jill O’Bryan 2004 Fall
- An in-depth exploration of the surgical performances of the artist Orlan
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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
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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
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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
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Art, Performance, Media 31 Interviews Nicholas Zurbrugg, Editor 2004 Spring
- Avant-garde artists discuss their work, their lives, the art world—and each other
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What the Body Cost Desire, History, and Performance Jane Blocker 2004 Spring
- Reexamines rebelliousness and desire in the history of performance art
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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
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Clement Greenberg A Life Florence Rubenfeld 2004 Spring
- The only book-length biography of this controversial critic, now in paperback for the first time!
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The Culture Game Olu Oguibe 2003 Fall
- An acclaimed artist and cultural provocateur reveals the hidden biases of the contemporary art world
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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
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Aesthetic Subjects Pamela R. Matthews and David McWhirter, Editors 2003 Spring
- Demonstrates the remarkable resurgence of interest in the aesthetic
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Brain of the Earth’s Body Art, Museums, and the Phantasms of Modernity Donald Preziosi 2003 Spring
- A major scholar considers the role of the museum in art history
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Alfred Maurer The First American Modern Daphne Anderson Deeds 2003 Fall
- A welcome overview of the career of a significant yet often overlooked American painter
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Charles Biederman Susan C. Larsen and Patricia McDonnell 2003 Fall
- The most comprehensive resource on this major American artist