Art and Performance

Discomfort Food The Culinary Imagination in Late Nineteenth-Century French Art Marni Reva Kessler 2021 Spring

An intricate and provocative journey through nineteenth-century depictions of food and the often uncomfortable feelings they evoke

The Future History of Contemporary Chinese Art Peggy Wang 2021 Spring

A revelatory reclaiming of five iconic Chinese artists and their place in art history

José Montoya Ella Maria Diaz 2021 Spring

A generously illustrated account of the life and work of the prominent Chicano artist, educator, and activist

Blackness in Morocco Gnawa Identity through Music and Visual Culture Cynthia J. Becker 2020 Fall

A groundbreaking study of Blackness in Morocco through the lens of visual representation

Practicing the Good Desire and Boredom in Soviet Socialism Keti Chukhrov 2020 Spring

A philosophical consideration of Soviet Socialism that reveals the hidden desire for capitalism in contemporary anticapitalist discourse and theory

Documents of Doubt The Photographic Conditions of Conceptual Art Heather Diack 2020 Spring

A major reassessment of photography’s pivotal role in 1960s conceptual art

Arrested Welcome Hospitality in Contemporary Art Irina Aristarkhova 2020 Spring

Interpreting the meaning of hospitality in an unwelcoming political moment

Piotr Szyhalski We Are Working All the Time! Diane Mullin, Editor 2020 Spring

The first comprehensive study of this innovative and interactive multimedia artist

Harriet Bart Abracadabra and Other Forms of Protection Laura Wertheim Joseph, Editor 2019 Fall

A retrospective and creatively collaborative review of this international feminist conceptual artist

Museums Inside Out Artist Collaborations and New Exhibition Ecologies Mark W. Rectanus 2020 Spring

An ambitious study of what it means to be a museum in the twenty-first century

Asemic The Art of Writing Peter Schwenger 2019 Fall

The first critical study of writing without language

Schizogenesis The Art of Rosemarie Trockel Katherine Guinness 2019 Fall

A deep analysis of an enigmatic artist whose oeuvre opens new spaces for understanding feminism, the body, and identity

Sound, Image, Silence Art and the Aural Imagination in the Atlantic World Michael Gaudio 2019 Fall

A visionary new approach to the Americas during the age of colonization, made by engaging with the aural aspects of supposedly “silent” images

Vital Forms Biological Art, Architecture, and the Dependencies of Life Jennifer Johung 2019 Fall

Shows how the intersection of biotech, art, and architecture are transforming the world we live in

Architectures of the Unforeseen Essays in the Occurrent Arts Brian Massumi 2019 Spring

A beautifully written study of three pioneering artists, entwining their work and our understanding of creativity

University of Minnesota Press