Book

Ordinary pictures / Eric Crosby.

Crosby, Eric, 1980- (writer of supplementary textual content.). Beard, Thomas, 1984- (writer of supplementary textual content.). Respini, Eva, 1976- (writer of supplementary textual content.). Walker Art Center, (organizer,, host institution.).

Summary:

"Explores the photographic apparatuses and commercial interests that have given rise to our generic image culture through the conceptual image-based work of some 40 artists"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781935963134
ISBN: 1935963139
Physical Description: 208 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm + 1 flexi-disc (45 rpm ; 7 in.)
Publisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Walker Art Center, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Ordinary Pictures, curated by Eric Crosby and organized by the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Walker Art Center Minneapolis, Minnesota February 27-October 9, 2016."

Includes a flexidisc recording by the artist Jack Goldstein, located inside the book.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section A: Essays. Ordinary pictures / Eric Crosby; From picture reading to information handling / Lane Relyea; Recommended practices / Thomas Beard/ "Why can't women time travel?": A dictionary for ordinary pictures in the age of the internet / Eva Respini -- Section B: Artists. Richard Artschwager; John Baldessari; Steven Baldi; Mary Ellen Bartley; Lucas Blalock; Tom Burr; Sarah Charlesworth; Anne Collier; Phil Collins; Michael de Courcy; Liz Deschenes; John Divola; Aleksandra Domanivić; Hans-Peter Feldmann; Morgan Fisher; Hollis Frampton; Jack Goldstein; Rachel Harrison; Robert Heinecken; Leslie Hewitt; William E. Jones; Owen Land; Elad Lassry; Louise Lawler; Sherrie Levine; Guthrie Lonergan; Elizabeth McAlpine; Steve McQueen; Scott Nedrelow; Albert Oehlen; Jack Pierson; Peter Piller; Seth Price; Richard Prince; Amanda Ross-Ho; Ed Ruscha; Steven Shore; Sturtevant; Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel; Jiro Takamatsu; Mungo Thomson; Wolfgang Tillmans; Tseng Kwong Chi; Julia Wachtel; Andy Warhol; Christopher Williams -- Section C: Information. Director's afterword / Olga Viso; Acknowledgments / Eric Crosby; Contributors; Lenders to the exhibition; Walker Art Center Board of Trustees 2015-2016; Reproduction credits; Exhibition checklist.