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  Whitney Museum of American Art  

William Eggleston
Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008



A major overview of 50 years of image making by this influential American photographer that examines both Eggleston’s photography and videos.

2008   320 pp.
Cloth ISBN: 9780300126211
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Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria
25 Years



This anthology celebrates the fascinating history of the Whitney at Altria and for the first time plumbs the archives—photographs of exhibitions and performances and museum brochures published for each event—to provide a record of this incomparable museum and its contributions to contemporary art. 

2008   192 pp.   -   Paper over Board ISBN: 9780300139334
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Whitney Biennial 2008


This exciting and highly anticipated book showcases innovative works by some 85 emerging and established American artists and collectives working across a range of media.

2008   288 pp.
PB-with Flaps ISBN: 9780300136890
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Alexander Calder
The Paris Years, 1926-1933



In 1926, Alexander Calder (1898–1976) moved from New York to Paris and began to use time and motion as "materials"...

2008   304 pp.   -   Paper over Board ISBN: 9780300126228
$60.00


The Price of Everything . . .
Perspectives on the Art Market



Focusing on the economic conditions of art’s production, reception, and circulation, this volume examines today’s expanded art market.

Independent Study Program
2007   50 pp.
Paper ISBN: 9780300131307
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Buckminster Fuller
Starting with the Universe



From his geodesic dome to books popularizing the terms “spaceship earth” and “synergetics,” the life mission of R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) was to create living environments that minimized consumption of the earth’s resources while maximizing interconnections with global systems of information and...

2008   272 pp.   -   PB-Paper with Deluxe Flaps ISBN: 9780300126204
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Lawrence Weiner
AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE



Featuring the full range of his artistic process––including works on paper, films, videos, books, and public commissions––this book examines the remarkable career of this influential conceptual artist.

2007   412 pp.
Cloth ISBN: 9780300126952
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Picasso and American Art


Juxtaposing works by Picasso with those by contemporaries Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, and others, this unprecedented book analyzes the role that Picasso played in the development of modern American art.

2006   400 pp.   -   Cloth ISBN: 9780300114522
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Gordon Matta-Clark
"You Are the Measure"



With new archival information, this stunning book presents a compelling reappraisal of Matta-Clark’s unique sculptural objects, drawings, films, photographs, and documentary material.

2007   240 pp.
Cloth ISBN: 9780300123951
$50.00
 
Terence Koh


Bilingual (English/German)

This handsome book documents Koh’s innovative exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Zürich and the Whitney Museum of American Art from 2006.

2007   113 pp.   -   Paper ISBN: 9780300123968
$18.95 / $15.16


For Reasons of State


This book focuses on work by contemporary artists including Jenny Holzer and Lin + Lam to examine censorship and how governmental secrecy compromises democracy.

Independent Study Program
NEW 2009   48 pp.
Paper ISBN: 9780300146943
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