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100 Boots: By Eleanor Antin ; Introduction by Henry Sayre
Eleanor Antin
Manufacturer: Running Pr
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ASIN: 0762404574 |
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What a riot!.......2001-11-28
I found this book on sale in a New Jersey mall. It doesn't belong on a sale rack! What a funny and inspiring book. It got me back taking pictures after a too-long hiatus. Highly recommended for anyone with a quirky sense of humor.
What a riot!.......2001-11-28
I found this book on sale in a New Jersey mall. It doesn't belong on a sale rack! What a funny and inspiring book. It got me back taking pictures after a too-long hiatus. Highly recommended for anyone with a quirky sense of humor.
An Excellent Book.......1999-12-19
While taking a photography course at my school, I stumbled across this book in the bookstore. The idea of taking a series of photos of 100 boots and then mailing them as postcards appealed to me immensely, even though i was not alive at the time of of the postcards. Not only do the 100 boots tell a story through pictures, the photos themselves are wonderful works of art. Definitely buy this book.
Blast from the past!.......1999-07-15
I remember Antin's postcards and am so thrilled to see them collected in book form! Her work was considered revolutionary at the time, and it's a great pleasure to own such an elegant reproduction of the entire series.
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Artwork by Eleanor Antin. Contributions by Lisa Bloom. Text by Graham Beal, Howard Fox.
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Delightful retrospective of a feminist performance artist.......1999-07-29
I saw the Eleanor Antin show at LACMA and was charmed and won over by the playful, witty, perceptive, and poignant work of this innovative and thoughtful artist. This accompanying catalogue is written by Howard Fox, one of the keenest-eyed curators of contemporary art working today. The book is of a perfect size, beautifully illustrated and printed, and excellently edited. I'm so glad I have this catalogue, so I can remember this amazing show forever.
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Man Without a World (Green Integer: 95)
Eleanor Antin
Manufacturer: Green Integer
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ASIN: 1892295814 |
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The script and film stills from the silent film of Eleanor Antin's persona, Soviet film director Yevgeny Antinov. Throughout her career Antin has explored various persona such as the king, the nurse, the flight attendant, and-perhaps her most famous-the ballerina Eleanora Antinova. In this work, Antin humorously explores notions of self, nostalgia, and recreations of the past. Yet the authentic look of the black and white film, the highly entertaining plot, and the sheer beauty of the film's images make it a true masterpiece of silent film-making. If Antinov did not exist, his creation was necessary to fill in the missing gaps of film history.
Eleanor Antin recently received a major retrospective of her art by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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100 Boots: A Book of Postcards (Green Integer)
Eleanor Antin
Manufacturer: Green Integer
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ASIN: 1933382597 |
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This is a re-publication of the famed artwork,
100 Boots, which consisted of postcards showing the adventures of the books as they traveled across the United States.
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Being Antinova
Eleanor Antin
Manufacturer: Astro Artz
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ASIN: 0937122122 |
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Anton David
Manufacturer: Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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Double Life: Identity and Transformation in Contemporary Art
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Dietrich Karner ,
Valie Export ,
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster ,
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Lynn Hershman ,
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Friedl Kubelka ,
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Eleanor Antin ,
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Adrian Piper
Manufacturer: Walther Konig
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ASIN: 3883755109
Release Date: 2002-02-02 |
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Who wouldn't like to be someone else, sometimes? To be able to take one's self off like a jacket and put on another? Identity and transformation are among the central issues in contemporary art making, and Double Life pulls together a diverse selection of artists whose work tangles with the possibilities of personality and appearance, racial and sexual stereotype, role-playing and reality. The artists in Double Life--from Marina Abramovic, Adrian Piper, and Andy Warhol to Ion Grigorescu, Eleanor Antin, Pierre Huyghe, and Cindy Sherman--have all employed various strategies in their desire to assume different roles. Whether ironic, eccentric, utopian, or critical, their methods have ranged from the subtle to the extreme. Zoe Leonard's pin-up calendar is filled with sexy portraits of her bearded self. Early black-and-white photographs by Cindy Sherman show the artist casually dressed as a random sampling of everyday people. Pierre Huyghe's Ann Lee is an anime extra, a digital character completely lacking in any discernible identity. But perhaps artist Lynn Hershman best articulates the issue when she writes, 'I always told the truth for the person who I was, but the person kept fluctuating.'
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From the Inside Out: Eight Contemporary Artists, Eleanor Antin ... [Et Al.]
Arthur Coleman Danto
Manufacturer: Jewish Museum New York
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Celebrating the artwork of John Romita Jr, a legend in his own right, on the anniversary of his first work on Amazing Spider-Man! Tony Stark battles alcoholism! Spider-Man battles the Juggernaut though the streets of New York! The dawn of a New Universe! Daredevil and Kingpin celebrate Christmas! The Punisher joins the mafia! Also featuring the Hulk, Magneto, Professor X, a masterful retelling of Daredevil's origin, and more! Collects Amazing Spider-Man #229-230, #36, Annual #11, Iron Man #128 & #256, Uncanny X-Men #183 & #309, Star Brand #1, Daredevil #253, Punisher War Zone #1, Daredevil: Man Without Fear #1-2 and Hulk #25 & #34
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The career of JRJR, from neophyte to modern master........2005-12-04
You just gotta love these Marvel Visionaries tomes, dontcha?
This new one surveys the career of one John Romita Jr., beginning with one of his earliest works in 1977, up until 2002.
Now, the more you love comics, the more you will love this book. But even a novice or neophyte will find this stuff terrific.
The introduction is written by his father; it's a lovely piece, as one would expect from a proud father, but it also sets up the subsequent comic stories in proper perspective, as one would expect from a legendary comic artist who spent over 20 years as Art Director at Marvel Comics. An artist who's earliest work was on Daredevil, and who's Spider-Man is considered by many to be definitive.
The first little tale, a minor piece from a Spider-Man annual, is flat and relatively unsophisticated...his father's influence clearly visible in the faces of Peter and Mary Jane. But the second one, from his early, noteworthy run on "Iron Man", shows a huge leap in storytelling technique. This particular story was one dealing with Tony Stark's alcoholism, and it demonstrates Romita's growing confidence.
JRJR (as he signs stuff) was learning, and learning fast.
We then get two Spider-Man stories...even an uninitiated reader will notice a significant improvement in story pacing and composition, even if the inking renders the drawings less dramatic.
Up next: an X-Men tale from 1984, and this is where things really start coming together. Facial expressions are better, fight scenes are better, anatomy is better...
The next story, the first Star-Brand, simply shows off his new, bold drafting ability, and his ability to create a "new" character from scratch. It's more significant in noting that Al Williamson was his inker, a guy who proved to be one of JRJR's best embellishers.
We then get a terrific Daredevil/Kingpin piece, and a thrilling Iron Man story. Yes...thrilling. It read like some sci-fi action suspense flick, "Andromeda Strain" crossed with that early Spider-Man comic where he was trapped under all that machinery. If you know comics, you know what I mean. JRJR's artwork is just masterful...note the posture of Iron Man in certain scenes. All you need to know about the character...his confidence, his intelligence, his calm...comes across in a few well chosen shots.
As he develops, you can literally see him absorbing other influences...beyond his father, you can see John Buscema in some of the faces, Jack Kirby in the hands...particularly those monolithic fists on certain heroes.
With the Punisher episode, he adds some of Neal Adam's cinematic dynamics and some of Frank Miller's bold compostions and shadows. Yet it is all clearly JRJR. He's not copying. He's "using"...using all he's learned and been exposed to, and letting it come out and serve the story.
The books ends with some frankly amazing stories. You get two from the epic "Daredevil: Man Without Fear" miniseries, a Xavier origin story from X-Men (showing Romita's talent with quiet, non-action, "dramatic" stories), an action-packed brawl between the Hulk and the Abomination, and finally, and it really could not have been anything else, the famous Amazing Spider-Man #36.
The 9/11 book. One of the best comics ever created. A work of such staggering emotional power, you will feel the need to show it to non-comic people.
It's the best example of the use of a medium to help fans cope with 9/11; you get the feeling it helped the creators as well. Sort of the way Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising" was HIS way to cope, yet proved to be a touchstone for millions of fans too.
As much as I love Bruce, even his record didn't NAIL the grief, the shock...the epic horror of the Tower attacks like AS #36. In an extraordinarily strange way, it felt "real."
It could have only been made by a comic artist who was there at the time. I guarantee you that once you've read it, you will never forget it.
I found myself flipping back to the first story of the book, and I could NOT believe how much this artist grew. From an average journeyman, to one of our modern masters...he's not good, he's awesome.
And here is his story, for us to see...how the son of a great artist becomes one himself. A great reading experience.
Book Description
A gently comic travelogue from Ludwig Bemelmans—
NEW YORKER essayist, bon viveur, and author of
Madeline.
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The Perfect Escape.......2001-10-26
Thanks to the review of C. Carey Astrakhan, I decided to send for HOW TO TRAVEL INCOGNITO when I was looking for a way to lighten up life after the agonies of Sept. 11th. For me this book had just the right combination of elegant wit and breezy charm. It was refreshing to return to the calmness of 1950's Europe and to roam the world in a Rolls Royce, visiting castles, costume balls, casinos, and the tonier restaurants. The author, who wrote the MADELINE books for children, spent his early years working in a Ritz-Carlton Hotel and knew firsthand the ways of the aristocrats and spoiled rich. He saw their flaws, enjoyed their company, and commented on them with gentle astringency. One character tells another, for instance, that a wealthy woman had a cigarette case made specially for him so that she could have the pleasure of dictating to a jeweller. Ah, yes.
The Perfect Escape.......2001-10-26
Thanks to the review of C. Carey Astrakhan, I decided to send for HOW TO TRAVEL INCOGNITO when I was looking for a way to lighten up life after the agonies of Sept. 11th. For me this book had just the right combination of elegant wit and breezy charm. It was refreshing to return to the calmness of 1950's Europe and to roam the world in a Rolls Royce, visiting castles, costume balls, casinos, and the tonier restaurants. The author, who wrote the MADELINE books for children, spent his early years working in a Ritz-Carlton Hotel and knew firsthand the ways of the aristocrats and spoiled rich. He saw their flaws, enjoyed their company, and commented on them with gentle astringency. One character tells another, for instance, that a wealthy woman had a cigarette case made specially for him so that she could have the pleasure of dictating to a jeweller. Ah, yes.
A magical adventure for world-wise grow-ups........1997-09-28
I carried a tattered copy of this book with me from Cape Cod to New York to Paris to Berlin to Athens and back for 6 years. I can't urge you strongly enough to take this magical journey with Ludwig Bemelmans through a Europe entirely lost to us -- a world which he captures as no one else -- not Scott Fitzgerald nor any of his sort -- could have hoped or dared to. You'll never tire of slumming your way across Europe under an assumed (Royal) identity, eating and drinking the very best that France has to offer -- all courtesy of Monsieur Le Comte de St. Cucuface, an aging, comically cash-poor French Count who was long ago reduced to feeding off the extravagant banquet tables of the "Continental Set". "How To Travel Incognito" is a wildly engaging adventure penned by a brilliant writer and world-class personality. Buy this book!
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Barbara Sjoholm arrived in London in the winter of 1970 at the age of twenty. Like countless young Americans in that tumultuous time, she wanted to leave a country at war and explore Europe; a small inheritance from her grandmother gave her the opportunity. Over the next three years, she lived in Barcelona, hitchhiked around Spain, and studied at the University of Granada. She managed a sourvenir shop in the Norwegian mountains and worked as a dishwasher on the Norwegian Coastal Steamer. Set on becoming a writer, she read everything from Colette to Dickens to Borges, changing her style and her subject every few weeks, and gradually found her voice.
Incognito Street is the story of a young woman's search for artistic, political, and sexual identity while digesting the changing world around her. As she sheds the ghosts of her childhood, we come to know her quiet yet adventurous spirit. In moments that are tender, funny, bewildering, and suspenseful, we see an evocative look at Europe through the blossoming writer’s maturing eyes.
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