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Brushing the Present: Contemporary Academy Painting from China presented a selection of academic artists’ responses to the cultural changes occurring in contemporary China. These portraits, models, and still lifes included themes of globalization, the Chinese landscape, folk arts and legends, and traditional and new... See more 

This exhibition catalogue explores the problem of permanence versus mutability and the perception of time. AVLH explores the human perception of stars, with an emphasis on the contrast between the traditional picture of immutable points of light and the modern picture of physical objects, many of which dramatically... See more 

This is the first exhibition catalogue to bring together works from all parts of Alyson Shotz’s career. She creates works in a variety of media, from large-scale installations to digital photography and offers the following introduction to her “bio-inspired” artwork: “My work continues in the tradition of seeing our... See more 

This exhibition catalogue features the final series completed by artist John Coplans who, from the late 1970’s until his death in 2003, photographed his own body. Coplans explains,” I found myself quite intuitively making some photos that I recognized with considerable excitement as reflecting the grotesque. However,... See more 

Quirky cartoons of Rube Goldberg, drawn in the first half of the twentieth century, set the stage for the work of thirteen contemporary artists engaged with explorations of mechanical devices, engineering structures and rudimentary processes. Artists include Diana Cooper, Tim Hawkinson, Alan Rath, and Jeanne... See more 

This survey of the energetic, abstract paintings and drawings of David Miller, Ella Van Dyke Tuthill Professor of Studio Art, spanned more than thirty years of his prolific career. This catalogue features an essay by poet and critic John Yau, and a dialogue between Miller and Charles Stainback. Softcover, 2001, 56... See more 

During their decade-long collaboration (1985-1995), Kate Ericson and Mel Ziegler produced some of the most profound and influential conceptual art projects of the time, ranging from important public projects and site-specific installations to drawings and mixed media sculptures. Ericson and Ziegler redefined public... See more 

Forty-nine artists, including Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Nauman, Jasper Johns, Robert Morris, and Vito Acconci, together reveal the singular importance of collectors Illeanna and Michael Sonnabend to the formation of modern art movements from Pop and Minimalism to Arte... See more 

Hair grows on select parts of our bodies, and we-like our ancestors before us- manipulate it to tell our world who we are. Before we say a word to a new acquaintance, our visible hair announces our gender, suggests our class, and hints at our religion and politics. This exhibition catalogue explores the meaning of... See more