Published by University of California Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 0520253884 ISBN 13: 9780520253889
Seller: Outer Print, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine paperback. Overall a bright and attractive copy. Illustrated. 249 pp.
Published by University of California Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 0520253884 ISBN 13: 9780520253889
Seller: Turgid Tomes, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. University of California Press, 2004. Trade paperback in VG condition; a nice clean copy.
Published by University of California Press, Berkeley CA, 2004
ISBN 10: 0520236718 ISBN 13: 9780520236714
Seller: Exquisite Corpse Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Condition. 249 pages 176 illustrations 20 in color. First edition. Foreword by David Antin. Notes. List of Illustrations. Index. Book.
Published by University of California Press, Los Angeles, 2004
ISBN 10: 0520236718 ISBN 13: 9780520236714
Seller: A&M Bookstore / artecontemporanea, Milano, MI, Italy
hardcover with dust jacket. Described variously as "an avant-garde revolutionary, a radical sociologist, a Zen(ish) monk, a progressive educator and an anti-art theorist," Kaprow is almost as difficult to define as his art, which he considered "un-art." Kaprow created "happenings," which incorporated materials usually dispersed at the end of a performance, as well as the actions of the participants themselves. They ranged from chaotic installation "environments" (Beauty Parlor, The Apple Shrine) and carnivalesque, sometimes menacing, spectacles (Tree, Chicken, Courtyard) to intensely private interactions experienced directly only by those taking part in them (Rates of Exchange, Useful Fictions). None of these, however, can be adequately presented in anything resembling a standard coffee table book, so Kelley instead offers something that is part intellectual biography, part academic criticism. By showing the context within which Kaprow made his forays into the outer reaches of the avant-garde, Kelley helps readers appreciate the contours of the artistâs wide-ranging career. But Kelleyâs primary achievement is his painstaking description and analysis of Kaprowâs mature works (from Rearrangable Panels to Seven Environments). Using photos, eyewitness accounts and Kaprowâs own notes and journals, he manages to preserve some measure of Kaprowâs works for posterity, even though their full impact is no longer accessible. Though this book will appeal primarily to artists and art historians who are either interested in Kaprowâs life and work or in the development of performance art after WWII, Kelleyâs clear, elegant prose makes it an excellent introduction for readers unacquainted with art theory or criticism.Text: Kelley Jeff, Antin David.cm 22,5x24,5; pp. 270; COL and BW; hardcover with dust jacket. book.