Art and Performance

The Stakes of Exposure: Anxious Bodies in Postwar Japanese Art The Stakes of Exposure Anxious Bodies in Postwar Japanese Art Namiko Kunimoto 2017 Spring
The first major English-language study of Japan’s most important postwar artists
Mirror Affect: Seeing Self, Observing Others in Contemporary Art Mirror Affect Seeing Self, Observing Others in Contemporary Art Cristina Albu 2016 Fall
Examining reflective art and its impact on how we see ourselves and fellow spectators
The Art of Cooking The Art of Cooking Martha Rosler 2016 Fall
A crucial unpublished art historical document
René Magritte: Selected Writings René Magritte Selected Writings René Magritte 2016 Fall
An indispensable literary complement to the paintings of René Magritte—the first collected in a single volume
Repainting the Walls of Lunda: Information Colonialism and Angolan Art Repainting the Walls of Lunda Information Colonialism and Angolan Art Delinda Collier 2016 Spring
Untangles, yet complicates, a tale of African art from rural dwelling to the World Wide Web
Becoming Past: History in Contemporary Art Becoming Past History in Contemporary Art Jane Blocker 2015 Fall
A brilliantly argued call for the presence of time and history in art today
The Art of Wonder: Inspiration, Creativity, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts The Art of Wonder Inspiration, Creativity, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Editor 2015 Fall
The setup was open-ended and deceptively simple: muse about art and the nature of creativity and wonder
Barry Le Va: The Aesthetic Aftermath Barry Le Va The Aesthetic Aftermath Michael Maizels 2015 Fall
A pioneering study of one of contemporary art’s most compelling artists—and a new window on an era of social unrest
Barnstorming the Prairies: How Aerial Vision Shaped the Midwest Barnstorming the Prairies How Aerial Vision Shaped the Midwest Jason Weems 2015 Fall
How flight led to a new view of the Midwest, making it the center of the nation in more ways than one
Singular Images, Failed Copies: William Henry Fox Talbot and the Early Photograph Singular Images, Failed Copies William Henry Fox Talbot and the Early Photograph Vered Maimon 2015 Fall
Reassessing what early photography meant to its makers and viewers
Biko’s Ghost: The Iconography of Black Consciousness Biko’s Ghost The Iconography of Black Consciousness Shannen L. Hill 2015 Spring
Traces the profound visual legacy of the life and politics of South African activist Stephen Biko
Art Labor, Sex Politics: Feminist Effects in 1970s British Art and Performance Art Labor, Sex Politics Feminist Effects in 1970s British Art and Performance Siona Wilson 2015 Spring
Sex and labor politics in feminist-engaged, avant-garde artistic practices in 1970s London
Scenes of Projection: Recasting the Enlightenment Subject Scenes of Projection Recasting the Enlightenment Subject Jill H. Casid 2014 Fall
Explores the psychic, affective, and material powers of projection
Bauhaus Weaving Theory: From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design Bauhaus Weaving Theory From Feminine Craft to Mode of Design T’ai Smith 2014 Fall
Considers the role of the Bauhaus school’s weaving workshop in debates about craft and medium
Luis Cruz Azaceta Luis Cruz Azaceta Alejandro Anreus 2014 Fall
The first major book on this Cuban American artist