Andrew Spence

Abstract painter Andrew Spence discusses his artistic development and his experiences living in New York, Los Angeles and Norman, Oklahoma. Interviewed by Colin Thompson.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, 46 pp., illus.
1992, ISBN 0-923183-07-8
code: ap spen E-2
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Kim Abeles

Kim Abeles' assemblage work engages history, memory, truth, and the natural world. In this interview, Abeles discusses her wide-ranging interests, from primitive technologies to the Dead Sea Scrolls to Calamity Jane and memorabilia. Interviewed by Michael McMillen.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, 32 pp., illus.
1988, ISBN 0-923183-01-9
code: ap abe E-1

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Between Artists

In 1989, A.R.T. Press began documenting the contemporary art scene by asking artists to interview one another. Between Artists presents twelve lively pairings, including Mike Kelley interviewed by John Miller, Vija Celmins by Chuck Close, and Laurie Simmons by Sarah Charlesworth. A great insight into the issues that inform the work of contemporary artists in their own words.

CONTEMPORARY ART
HC, 256 pp., illus.
1996, ISBN 0-923183-16-7
code: ap bet E-4

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Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins' drawings and paintings evoke the infinite through their meticulous examination of limits: a night sky filled with distant stars, seemingly boundless ocean wave, and the rocky expanse of the lunar surface. Interviewed by Chuck Close.

PAINTING
PB, 64 pp., illus.
1992, ISBN 0-923183-08-06
code: ap cel E-2

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Jimmy DeSana

Jimmy DeSana's photographic work spans a wide range of styles. In this candid interview, DeSana addresses the emotional impact of his work and the variety of photographic practices he has employed. Interviewed by Laurie Simmons.

PHOTOGRAPHY
PB, 48 pp., illus.
1990, ISBN 0-923183-03-5
code: ap des E-2

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Judy Fiskin

Through her tiny, eccentric photographs, Judy Fiskin examines cultural artifacts and oddities: assorted pieces of furniture, highly aestheticized flower arrangements, and stark examples of military architecture. Interviewed by John Divola.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, 40 pp., illus.
1988, ISBN 0-923183-00-0
code: ap fisk E-1

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Born in Cuba in 1957, Felix Gonzalez-Torres found fame in the late 80s and 90s in New York. He is best known for minimal installations and public artworks which invite the viewer's physical and sensual participation. In this interview, Gonzalez-Torres talks about his commitment to social change and his understanding of his role as an artist in effecting that change. Interviewed by Tim Rollins.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, 96 pp., illus.
1994, ISBN 0-923183-12-4
code: ap gon E-4

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Allan McCollum

Allan McCollum reviews his work from the late 1960's to the present and discusses his ongoing obsession with the question of what makes an object an "art object." McCollum is best known for creating enormous quantities of singularly unique objects, which, by sheer power of their numbers, force us to rethink notions of identity and uniqueness. Interviewed by Tom Lawson.

CONTEMPORARY ART
1994, 8 x 12 inches, 72 pp., illus.
Softcover, ISBN 0-923183-14-0
code: ap mcc E-3

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Anne Scott Plummer

Known for her playful, painterly clay and mixed-media sculptures, Anne Scott Plummer discusses her desire to communicate with her audience on a gut level and the importance of chance and the "happy accident" in her art-making process. Interviewed by Viola Frey.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, 32 pp., illus.
1988, ISBN 0-923183-02-7
code: ap plum E-1

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David Reed

Painter David Reed discusses experiences in art school, his love of both Baroque paintings, Hollywood Westerns, and his desire to inject painting with contemporary ideas and ways of looking without losing touch of its rich connections with the past. Interviewed by Stephen Ellis.

PAINTING
PB, 48 pp., illus.
1990, ISBN 0-923183-04-3
code: ap reed E-1

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Laurie Simmons

New York-based photographer Laurie Simmons uses dolls, the archetypal little girl's toy, to launch a powerful critique of the social norms of femininity and gender that reduce women and men to mindless stereotypes. Interviewed by Sarah Charlesworth.

PHOTOGRAPHY
PB, 72 pp., illus.
1994, ISBN 0-923183-13-2
code: ap sim E-3

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Pat Sparkuhl

Humorous, outrageous, eccentric and thought-provoking, Sparkuhl's work incorporates found objects, cultural icons, painting, and sculpture. Interviewed by Kim Abeles.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, 32 pp., illus.
1990, ISBN 0-923183-05-1
code: ap spark E-1

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Merrill Wagner

Merrill Wagner pursues a form of landscape painting through a series of simultaneous, long-term projects, both inside gallery spaces and outside in natural surroundings that challenge traditional materials and forms. Rebelling against the idea of the safety of museums, Wagner leaves her work exposed to the ravages of the elements to imbue them with character, time, and nature as no air conditioning ever could. Interviewed by Ann Messner.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, pp., illus.
2004
code: ap wag E-4

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Paul Chan & Martha Rosler

A feisty conversation on different strategies and positions of making art in relation to social and political engagement, as well as discussions on boredom, bodily suffering, Bertolt Brecht, French filmmaker Chris Marker, and The Passion of The Christ.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, 72 pp., illus.
2006, ISBN 0-923183-39-6
code: ap cha

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Liam Gillick & Lawrence Weiner

This informative and thought-provoking conversation between artists addresses some of the most contested topics in contemporary critical debate: the role of art in the community, audience participation, collaboration, curatorial practices, and art education.

CONTEMPORARY ART
PB, 48 pp., illus.
2006, ISBN 0-923183-39-6
code: ap gil

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AMY SILLMAN & GREGG BORDOWITZ

Over a two-week period between December ‘06 to January ‘07, Amy Sillman and Gregg Bordowitz recorded approximately ten hours of conversation covering topics such as art, philosophy, their practices, their personal histories and their friendship. This edited transcript roughly follows the chronology of their discussions from beginning to end. The transcript starts where they consider the beliefs underlying their respective endeavors, what art can and cannot accomplish.

CONTEMPORARY ART
2007, 5 x 7.5 inches, 64 pp., 1 b&w reproduction
Softcover, ISBN 0-923183-41-8
code: ap sil E-4

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SILVIA KOLBOWSKI & WALID RAAD

Inadvertently situated during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the summer of 2006, this epistolary dialogue between the two artists traces one artist's evacuation from Lebanon, and one artist's experience of the war through texts and images. Interwoven are discussions about aesthetic methodology, representations of war and its aftermath, and the psychical stakes of the politics of war and art. Part of the A.R.T. Press Between Artists series.

CONTEMPORARY ART
2006, 5 x 7.5 inches. 88 pp., 14 color reproductions
Softcover, 0-923183-40-X
code: ap kolb E-4

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Andrea Bowers / Catherine Opie

Over the course of several recorded conversations, Andrea Bowers and Catherine Opie reveal the many similarities in their backgrounds and discuss ideas concerning documentary methodologies and community based work. The conversation spans many of the topics they regard central to their practices and responsibilities as artists, from memories and community, to activism, documentary, feminism, war, and environmentalism. Part of the Between Artists series.

CONTEMPORARY ART
2008, 5 x 7.5 inches, 72 pp, 14 color reproductions
Softcover, ISBN 0-923183-44-2
code: ap abco E-4

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Maria Eichhorn / John Miller

In this conversation Maria Eichhorn and John Miller set out to closely read some of their own recent production. Reviewing several bodies of work the two artists expose their working strategies, interests and inspirations. From climate changes, to personal ads, from Seth Siegelaub’s “Artist’s Contract” to Duchamp’s “Monte Carlo Bond,” from the machinations of capital to American game shows. Part of the Between Artists series.

CONTEMPORARY ART
2008, 5 x 7.5 inches, 92pp, 28 b/w reproductions
Softcover, ISBN 0-923183-43-4
code: ap mejm E-4

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Jack Pierson 18 Postcards

Seductive recent photographs taken in Paris, Rio, Buenos Aires, Las Vegas, Miami, 29 Palms, Costa Rica, India, New York.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2007, 4 1/4 x 6 inches, 18 pp, 18 color reproductions
Softcover, ISBN 0-923183-42-6
code: ap pie E-2

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Harrell Fletcher / Michael Rakowitz

A lively conversation largely composed of anecdotes and first person narratives that addresses central and shared concerns in both artists' practice. Discussions about the pedagogy of art, social practice, story-telling, sincerity, community-oriented projects, and documentary strategies are interwoven with analysis of some of Fletcher's and Rakowitz's key works. Part of the Between Artists series.

CONTEMPORARY ART
2008, 5 x 7.5 inches, 80 pp, 20 b&w reproductions
Softcover, ISBN 0-923183-45-0
code: ap fle E-4

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A Selection of Snapshots Taken by Felix Gonzalez-Torres

This book presents a selection of snapshots, and accompanying inscriptions, sent by Felix Gonzalez-Torres to Doug Ashford, Julie Ault, Bill Bartman, Susan Cahan, Amada Cruz, David Deitcher, Suzanne Ghez, Ann Goldstein, Claudio González, Jim Hodges, Susan Morgan, Robert Nickas, Mario Nuñez, and Christopher Williams between the years 1991–1995._ _The snapshots are quick poetic communiqués, a visual report on Felix's outlook at particular moments in time, small gestures of hope, pleasure, and desire. They give evidence to some of his multiple fascinations: pets, furniture, collectible dolls, politics, art, friendship, beauty, love and optimism.

CONTEMPORARY ART
2010, 8.5 x 6.5 inches, 160pp, color images
Hardcover, ISBN 0-923183-26-4
code: ap snap E-4