Books: Lorraine O'Grady, Yayoi Kusama, Georgia O'Keeffe, and more

Current chaos aside, there's been much to look forward to in the realm of artist monographs, particul

Nov 23, 2020 • View in browser

Current chaos aside, there’s been much to look forward to in the realm of artist monographs, particularly those focused on the careers of important women artists. Alexandra Thomas and Bridget Quinn share their takes on comprehensive new texts on Lorraine O'Grady and Georgia O'Keefe, respectively. Likewise, there’s a recent Yayoi Kusama graphic novel to peruse. Read Angelica Frey’s review and check out an excerpt.Also worth noting, Sming Sming Books and Candor Arts have just released a second edition of This is Not a Gun, a collection in which artists, writers, and activists opine on objects mistaken for guns by police. Check out Allison Conner’s review of the first edition here. Read, and read away. – Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews

Lorraine O’Grady, in All of Her Literary Brilliance The first book to offer a comprehensive overview of O’Grady’s writings, Writing in Space 1973 — 2019 affirms both the range and reach of the artist’s impact upon an art world that has only belatedly recognized her. Alexandra M. Thomas

Rereading Georgia O’Keeffe’s Biography in a New Light Roxana Robinson’s biography of the artist features letters from a young O’Keeffe to a lover, which offer some unexpected art historical insights. Bridget Quinn

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Yayoi Kusama’s Self-Portrait as a Young Provocateur Kusama: The Graphic Novel is an ode to the power of art, which, on multiple occasions, saved her. Angelica Frey

Poems About the Business of Being a Poet Kent Johnson skewers the silliness of the swarming poetry world. Jon Curley

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When Trauma Becomes Art Nancy Princenthal’s Unspeakable Acts delves into the links between violence and silence, art and terror, and how pioneering women made them into art. Thomas Micchelli

SPONSORED Bard Graduate Center Hosts Virtual Open Houses for Its MA and PhD Programs Learn about the graduate institute’s advanced study programs in decorative arts, design history, and material culture; applications are due by January 4, 2021.

“Why Is Television Dumb?” and Other Musings by Nam June Paik In the recently published collection We Are in Open Circuits, Paik’s prescient critiques of image consumption suggest he probably would’ve been great at Twitter. Ryan Wong

40 Artists and Writers Respond to 40 Objects “Mistaken” for Guns by the Police The book This Is Not a Gun collects personal responses to these objects, which include a cell phone, hairbrush, Wii remote, and underwear. Allison Conner

The Radical, Playful, and Primal Perspectives of Michael Snow Edited by the late, great Anette Michelson and Kenneth White, the essays in Michael Snow refresh our notions of experimentation. Ela Bittencourt

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