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Laurie Anderson, Trisha Brown, Gordon Matta-Clark: Pioneers of the Downtown Scene, New York 1970s by Roselee Goldberg Synopsis This exciting volume presents the work of three leading figures of the New York art scene of the 1970s, focusing on the intersections between their practices and exploring their shared concerns.... (read more) Your price: $49.95 New - Hardcover 
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New Art City : Manhattan At Mid-century (05 Edition) by Jed Perl Publisher Comments An art critic takes a panoramic look at art and culture in mid-20th century New York City, showing readers the solitude of artists' studios to uproarious bars and clubs, from ramshackle bohemian neighborhoods to the Midtown streets.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Graphiscape: New York City: Street Graphics of the World's Great Cities (Graphiscapes) by Ivan Vartanian Synopsis This is a guide to the graphic blood that flows in the visual arteries of New York. Graffiti, posters, neon lighting, street art, colour schemes, perspectives and forms are just some of the graphic elements collated as inspiration in these hip... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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de Kooning's Bicycle: Artists and Writers in the Hamptons by Robert Long Publisher Comments Some of the twentieth century's most important artists and writers--from Jackson Pollock to Saul Steinberg, Frank O'Hara to Jean Stafford--lived and worked on the East End of Long Island years before it assumed an alternate identity as the Hamptons. The... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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September 11 by Peter Eleey Publisher Comments The attacks of September 11, 2001 were among the most pictured disasters in history, yet they remain, a decade later, underrepresented in cultural discourse--particularly within the realm of contemporary art. Responding to these conditions, MoMA PS1... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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Happenings: New York, 1958-1963 by Mildred L. Glimcher Publisher Comments In early October 1959, thirty-two-year-old Allan Kaprow presented a performance piece entitled "18 Happenings in 6 Parts." This unique conjunction of visual, aural, and physical events, performed for an intimate art world audience by his friends and... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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A Short Life of Trouble: Forty Years in the New York Art World by Marcia Tucker Publisher Comments This engrossing memoir brings to vivid life the behind-the-scenes struggles of Marcia Tucker, the first woman to be hired as a curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the founder of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. Tucker... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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De Kooning's Bicycle: Artists and Writers in the Hamptons by Robert Long Publisher Comments Some of the twentieth century's most important artists and writers--from Jackson Pollock to Saul Steinberg, Frank O'Hara to Jean Stafford--lived and worked on the East End of Long Island years before it assumed an alternate identity as the Hamptons. The... (read more) Your price: $6.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Art & the Empire City New York 1825 1861 by Catherine Hoover Voorsanger Book News Annotation Presented in conjunction with the September 2000 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, this volume presents the complex story of the proliferation of the arts in New York and the evolution of an increasingly discerning audience for those arts during... (read more) Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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The City Out My Window: 63 Views on New York by Matteo Pericoli Publisher Comments From Matteo Pericoli, the celebrated author of Manhattan Unfurled, comes a unique collection of illustrated cityscapes. In these intimate drawings of window views, Pericoli captures the essence of the city by showing us what New Yorkers see when they... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Instant Book: Italian Artists-New York by Renato Miracco Synopsis This instant survey is a snapshot of a dynamic art scene that is constantly transmuting itself: New York's Italian contemporary art community. Intended as platform for artists born after 1960, Instant Book features among many others Paolo Canevari... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hamptons Bohemia: Two Centuries of Artists and Writers on the Beach by Helen Harrison Publisher Comments For more than two centuries, the Hamptons have been home to a vibrant community of artists and writers, lured by the golden dunes, refreshing breezes, radiant landscapes, and frequent visits from the Muse. It was here that Winslow Homer painted bathers... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Street Graphics New York by Barry Dawson Publisher Comments Street Graphics New York documents the emotionally charged street imagery of the city post-September 11th. New York landmarks are represented in chic fashion advertising and on iconic tourist souvenirs. Ethnic diversity is signified through a cultural... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Painting the Town: Cityscapes of New York by Jan Seidler Ramirez Publisher Comments This beautiful book gathers nearly 160 paintings from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York, displaying the City's harbors, skylines, neighborhoods, and street scenes from post-Revolutionary years to the present day. Each painting is... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art: Abstract Expressionism, Freedom, & the Cold War by Serge Guilbaut Publisher Comments "A provocative interpretation of the political and cultural history of the early cold war years. . . . By insisting that art, even art of the avant-garde, is part of the general culture, not autonomous or above it, he forces us to think differently not... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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New Art City by Jed Perl Publisher Comments A fascinating, panoramic exploration of art and culture in mid-twentieth-century New York City from one of our most important and influential art critics. New Art City takes us from the solitude of the artist's studio to the uproarious bars where... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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New York States of Mind: Art and the City by Shaheen Merali Publisher Comments New York: States of Mindaddresses the current state of art and film as explored by artists living and/or working in New York. This vivid collection of artists'interviews, film synopses, and essays investigates the relevance of postwar artworks to... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $7.98 Used - Hardcover
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Creative Time: The Book: 33 Years of Public Art in New York by Anne Pasternak Synopsis Creative Time: The Book presents the most innovative work from the organizationa (TM)s history. This dazzling volume features a diverse selection of projects a from the hilarious to the elegiac a illustrated in more than 300 images. Included are public... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Cow Parade New York by Thomas Craughwell Publisher Comments COW PARADE - the Phenomenon that swept Chicago last summer is coming to New York. Imagine it - more than 500 life-size fiberglass cows, decorated by renowned artists and local school children alike, on display in parks, plazas, and other public spaces... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Impressions of New York: Prints from the New-York Historical Society by Marilyn Symmes Publisher Comments From its birth as a remote trading outpost on the fringes of the Dutch empire to its current status as the so-called Capital of the World, New York has always captivated visual artists. The extraordinary prints collected by the New-York Historical... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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