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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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ISBN
9780226423456
Book Title
Before Pictures
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Item Length
9.4 in
Publication Year
2016
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Douglas Crimp
Genre
Art, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Topic
History / Contemporary (1945-), American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Historical
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Width
7.2 in
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022642345X
ISBN-13
9780226423456
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038267172

Product Key Features

Book Title
Before Pictures
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History / Contemporary (1945-), American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Historical
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Douglas Crimp
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-014270
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Mourning, protest and dancing are intergenerational forms of knowledge transmission interred there; they are how we learn and relearn to be queer. This is what Douglas's work made possible for me, and it is this future work we must continue as we mourn his loss., Douglas Crimp is an important figure in the development of postmodern art theory. . . . Crimp's writing style is fluid and holds one's attention., Crimp is best known today as the curator of the exhibition Pictures (1977), which helped to put postmodernism on the mp, showcasing artists such as Sherrie Levine, Jack Goldstein and Robert Longo. Before Pictures is a memoir of his ten preceding years. Graced with opulent photographs that form a close dialogue with the text, it is impressively quirky., Crimp's powerful insight is the backbone of his autobiographical book, Before Pictures , which blends conversational, gossipy storytelling with an encyclopedic personal history of cultural anecdotes. . . . Under the scope of Crimp's vivid reflections, the crackling energy of the era feels fresh, as does his youthful negotiation of the queer culture and the progression of his professional career., Douglas Crimp is a pivotal figure in contemporary art and AIDS cultural activism. Before Pictures fills in his back story. Using his own experiences as a primary source, he becomes a living archive, and history benefits from his erudite and compelling storytelling., Crimp's is a memoir of looking and feeling self-conscious; seeing and being seen. Having chosen his experiences of cruising the crumbling New York of the 1970s as a structuring principle for his memoir, Crimp has written a book that is both partial in its approach and pleasurable to read.
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Dewey Decimal
700.92
Table Of Content
Introduction Front Room/Back Room Spanish Harlem (East 98th Street) 1967-69 Way Out on a Nut Chelsea (West 23rd Street) 1969-71 Back to the Turmoil West Village (West 10th Street) 1971-74 Art News Parties Hotel des Artistes Tribeca (Chambers Street) 1974-76 Action around the Edges Disss-co (A Fragment) Broadway-Nassau (Nassau Street) 1976- Agon Pictures, Before and After
Synopsis
Douglas Crimp is the rare art critic whose work profoundly influenced a generation of artists. He is best known for his work with the "Pictures Generation"--the very name of which Crimp coined to define the work of artists like Robert Longo and Cindy Sherman who appropriated images from mass culture to carry out a subversive critique. But while his influence is widely recognized, we know little about Crimp's own formative experiences before "Pictures." Before Pictures tells the story of Crimp's life as a young gay man and art critic in New York City during the late 1960s through the turbulent 1970s. Crimp participated in all of what made the city so stimulating in that vibrant decade. The details of his professional and personal life are interwoven with this the particularly rich history of New York City at that time, producing a vivid portrait of both the critic and his adopted city. The book begins with his escape from his hometown in Idaho, and we quickly find Crimp writing criticism for ArtNews while working at the Guggenheim--where, as a young curatorial assistant, he was one of the few to see Daniel Buren's Peinture-Sculpture before it was removed amid cries of institutional censorship. We also travel to the Chelsea Hotel (where Crimp helped the down-on-his-luck couturier Charles James organize his papers) through to his days as a cinephile and balletomane to the founding of the art journal October, where he remained a central figure for many years. As he was developing his reputation as a critic, he was also partaking of the New York night life, from drugs and late nights alongside the Warhol crowd at the Max's Kansas City to discos, roller-skating, and casual sex with famous (and not-so-famous) men. As AIDS began to ravage the closely linked art and gay communities, Crimp eventually turned his attention to activism dedicated to rethinking AIDS. Part biography and part cultural history, Before Pictures is a courageous account of an exceptional period in both Crimp's life and the life of New York City. At the same time, it offers a deeply personal and engaging point of entry into important issues in contemporary art., This is a spirited memoir splashed with color, by Douglas Crimp, a much-loved member of New York City's arts and gay communities.The memoir is a picaresque tale of a young gay man and art critic in New York City in the 1970s--before AIDS ravaged those closely linked communities. It is filled with anecdotes and gossip about Crimp's sexual exploits, disco, offbeat cinema, life behind the scenes at Art News and during the early days of October, a bizarre trip to visit Agnes Martin in New Mexico, Crimp's early jobs with fashion designer Charles James and climbing the ranks at the Guggenheim Museum. The book also features some excellent art criticism centered on important shows of the era (such as a 1971 installation by Daniel Buren) juxtaposed with recipes and asides about New York socialites and the dance world. In the art world, Crimp is most renowned for having invented the term "Pictures Generation," and for launching the artists who comprised the movement, such as Robert Longo, John Baldessari, Sherrie Levine, Richard Prince, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, and David Salle. He was, for many years, part of the October group, though he went off on his own to escape their inhibiting clutches.
LC Classification Number
N7483.C75A3 2016
Copyright Date
2016
ebay_catalog_id
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