ABOUT BOOKS
by Tee A. Corinne
Bloom, a new magazine of gay and lesbian art and writing (ISSN 1550-3291), P.O. Box 1231, Old Chelsea Station, New York 10011. It is published twice a year. Featured in the second issue (vol. 1, no. 2, Summer 2004) are Roxa Smith and Tim Bond. http://www.bloommagazine.org
Arune, Willow, “Strong people,” Lambda book report, v. 13.01-13.02 (Aug.-Sept. 2004), p. 36. Review of The gender frontier by Mariette Pathy Allen (Kehrer Verlag)
Attie, Shimon. The history of another. Essays by Natasha Egan, Alexander Stiflle, afterword by Rod Slemmons. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms, 2004. 48 pp. ISBN 1-931885-31-1 ($75 casebound)
Attie, Shimon. Sites unseen: Shimon Attie europäische Projekte: Installationen und Fotografien. Heidelberg: Umschau/Braus, 1998. 120 pp. ISBN 3829568010
Attie, Shimon. Sites unseen: Shimon Attie European projects: installations and phtoographs. Introduction by James Young. Burlington, VT: Verve, 1998. 120 pp. ISBN 0966035216
Bachner, Evan. At ease: Navy men of World War II. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004. 160 pp. ISBN 0-8109-4805-2 Photographs by Horace Bristol from the archives of the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit
Bain, Christian, “Allure: painted and drawn visions of beauty,” The archive: the journal of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, no. 13 (summer 2004), p. 1-3, 18-19
Bergling, Tim, “Coming out of WWII,” The advocate, #916 (June 8, 2004), p. 32-35. “Official Navy photos from World War II capture an innocent intimacy bordering on homoeroticism”
Boston, Nicholas, “Tom’s legacy legitimizes erotica: annual Tom of Findland [sic] art fair benefits artists and AIDS awareness,” Gay city news (NYC), May 27-June 2, 2004, p. 37, 43
Brune, Adrian, “Area colleges adding gay studies,” New York blade, Sept. 17, 2004, p. 10. Quoting Jonathan Katz (Yale/Kramer Initiative) and providing short profiles of programs at Barnard, CUNY, NYU, Rutgers and Sarah Lawrence
Burton, Johanna, “Nicole Eisenman [at] Leo Koenig Inc.,” Artforum, v. 42, no. 10 (summer 2004), p. 248-249
Celant, Germano, and Arkady Ippolitov and Jennifer Blessing. Robert Mapplethorpe and the classical tradition. New York: Guggenheim Museum, 2004. 208 pp. ISBN 0892083136
Cooper, Emmanuel. Male bodies: a photographic history of the nude. Munich and London: Prestel, 2004. 144 pp. ISBN 3791330543 (£29.99)
Corinne, Tee A., “Notes on endings: researching British lesbian craftswomen in the early twentieth century,” Sinister wisdom, no. 62: “Lesbian writers on writing and reading” (2004), p. 67-75
Cotter, Holland, “Scott Hug and Michael Magnan [at] John Connelly Presents, 526 West 26th Street, 10th floor, Chelsea, through Aug. 6,” New York times, July 30, 2004, p. E35. Short review
Cresap, Kelly M. Pop trickster fool: Warhol performs naivete. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2004. 234 pp. ISBN 0252029267 (cloth) ISBN 0252071816 (pbk.)
Donoghue, Emma. Life mask. Orlando: Harcourt, 2004. 650 pp. ISBN 0151009430 ($26) Novel based on the lives of English sculptor Anne Damer and her friends Eliza Farren and the Earl of Derby
Douglas, Sarah, “Blake sale,” Art news, v. 103, no. 9 (Oct. 2004), p. 44. On Nayland Blake’s line of merchandise including hooded sweatshirt, trucker’s cap, travel coffee mug, and lunchbox. http://www.cafeshops.com/naylandblake
Dunbar, Randy, “Photo montage,” Lambda book report, v. 12.10 (May 2004), p. 17-18. Review of Checkered past by Peter Schlesinger (Vendome Press)
Dutt, Robin. Gilbert & George: obsessions & compulsions. London: PWP, 2004. 144 pp. ISBN 0856675709
Edgecombe, Rodney, “Jared French’s iconic enigmas,” The gay & lesbian review, v. 11, no. 4 (July-Aug. 2004),. p. 15-18
Feingold, Michael, “Packing the flag,” Village voice, Sept. 15-21. 2004, p. 83. Tim Miller and “US” at P.S. 122, New York
Ganis, William V. Andy Warhol’s serial photography. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 186 pp. (Contemporary artists and their critics) ISBN 0521823358
Gewen, Barry, “Hiding in plain sight,” New York times book review, Sept. 12, 2004, p. 16. Review of I’ll be your mirror: the selected Andy Warhol interviews, 1962-1987 (Carroll & Graf)
Golden, Anne, “Travels with a pornographer,” in Poolside: the act of invention (Winnipeg, Manitoba: Video Pool Inc., 2000), p. 57-62. Golden goes to talk at Queer City Cinema 2000 festival in Regina
Goldin, Nan. The devil’s playground. Edited with John Jenkinson and others. London and New York: Phaidon Press, 2003. 503 pp. ISBN 0-7148-4223-0
Gower, Van, “Way over 15 minutes,” New York blade, Sept. 17, 2004, p. 21. Review of Andy Warhol: 365 takes, I’ll be your mirror, and Pop trickster fool: Warhol performs naivete
Green, Charles, “Tracey Moffatt [at] Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney,” Artforum, Sept. 2004, p. 284
Halden, Loann, “Showtunes and striptease,” Gay city news (NYC), Sept. 16-22, 2004, p. 24, 33. On Tim Miller and “US”
Hall, J. S., “’At ease’: historian discovers Navy treasure of photos,” Philadelphia gay news, Aug. 6-12, 2004, p. 21, 23, 29. On Evan Bachner’s discovery of 1940s photos of Navy men by Horace Bristol and now published by Abrams
Hartley, Marsden. Marsden Hartley and Nova Scotia. Edited by Gerald Ferguson; essays by Ronald Paulson and Gail R. Scott. Halifax: Published in association with the Press of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design , and the Art Gallery of Ontario, by Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, 1987. ISBN 0919616321 Not a new publication but not listed in 1994 bibliography
Hanson, Glen, “Allure: to tempt, entire or attract-- the perfect word to describe Glen Hanson’s G-Man illustrations,” The archive: the journal of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, no. 13 (summer 2004), p. 7 (authorship not credited)
Herrmann, Matthias. 8 x 10”. Essays by Bill Arning and Andrea D. Fitzpatrick. Salzburg: Galerie Fotohof, 2004. 152 pp. ISBN 3-901756-44-2 ($52 at Printed Matter, New York) http://www.herrmann-studio.com
Holliday, Frank, “A partnership of ideals: Florida gallery showcases a joint show by Carrie Moyer, Sheila Pepe,” Gay city news (NYC), Aug. 5-11, 2004, p. 21. Review of their show at Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art
Hopf, Rinaldo. Subversiv. Photobook with introduction by Thomas Sokolowski, text by Ralf Koenig. Tübingen: Konkursbuch Publishing Claudia Gehrke, 2004. 128 pp. Erotic portraits of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Del LaGrace Volcano, Gilbert & George, Quentin Crisp, Isaac Julien, Dean Dresser, and others. ISBN 3-88769-333-7 ($30)
Isherwood, Charles, “Upfront political artist taps inner show queen,” New York times, Sept. 14, 2004, p. E5. Tim Miller and “US” at P.S. 122, New York
Janku, Laura Richard, “John Waters [at] Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA,” artUS, no. 2 (Apr.-May 2004), p. 14
Johnson, Ken, “Robert Indiana ‘Peace paintings’ [at] Paul Kasmin, 293 10th Avenue, at 27th Street, Chelsea, through May 29,” New York times, May 21, 2004, p. E27
Jones, Caroline A., “Mirror, mirror: on Robert Smithson and history,” Artforum, v. 42, no. 10 (summer 2004), p. 37, 40. Review of Mirror-travels by Jennifer L. Roberts (Yale University Press, $40), includes discussion of homoerotic drawings, gay porn and hermaphrodites (who knew? I didn’t)
Kahn, Howie, “Two by Tenn,” Art news, v. 103, no. 6 (June 2004), p. 36. On two late paintings by Tennessee Williams on view at Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans
Kelsey, John, “John Waters [at] New Museum of Contemporary Art,” Artforum, v. 42, no. 10 (summer 2004), p. 238-239
Kennedy, Sean, “Lust at last: at age 70, illustrator Bob Ziering shows his gay erotic art for the first time,” The advocate, #920 (Aug. 17, 2004), p. 80-81
Kennerley, David, “Eye of the beholder: Aaron Krach probes the essence of beauty, then pokes fun at it,” Gay city news (NYC), Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2004, p. 34-35
Kent, Robert, “Drawing Mr. Right,” Next magazine, issue 12.09 (Sept. 3, 2004), p. 18-19. On “Allure” at Leslie-Lohman
Killian, Kevin, “Marketing whiz,” Lambda book report, v. 12.10 (May 2004), p. 14-15. Review of Factory made: Warhol and the sixties (Pantheon) and Andy Warhol’s blow job (Temple University Press)
Kirshner, Judith Russ, “Roni Horn [at] Art Institute of Chicago,” Artforum, Sept. 2004, p. 275
Krach, Aaron, “Artists & models: artists Aaron Krach & Robert W. Richards meet to talk art, inspirations, Jim McGreevey and the end of 8-inch penises,” Next, issue 12.11 (Sept. 17, 2004), p. 18-19
Krach, Aaron, “The colorfully queer world of Aaron Krach, partially explained by Aaron Krach,” The archive: the journal of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, no. 13 (summer 2004), p. 5. The artist interviews himself
Krach, Aaron, “The oldest living performance artist tells all,” Next magazine, issue 12.09 (Sept. 3, 2004), p. 20. Tim Miller returns to P.S. 122 with his “US”
Lobel, Michael, “Authorizing Warhol,” Art journal, v. 63, no. 2 (summer 2004), p. 96-98. Review of The Andy Warhol catalogue raisonné. Volume 1: paintings and sculpture 1961-1963, edited by Georg Frei and Neil Printz (Phaidon, 2002)
Lord, Catherine. The summer of her baldness: a cancer improvisation. Austin: University of Texas Press, c2004. 239 pp. ISBN 0292702566 (cloth) ISBN 0292702574 (pbk.)
Maberry, Phillip. Phillip Maberry. Essay by Garth Clark. New York: Garth Clark Gallery, 2004. 34 pp.
Malanga, Gerard. Archiving Warhol: an illustrated history. London: Creation, 2002. 172 pp. ISBN 1840680768
Martel, Ned, “‘The raspberry Reich’ directed by Bruce LaBruce. Not rated, 90 minues,” New York times, Sept. 24, 2004, p. E13. Film review
Mauriès, Patrick. Jean Cocteau. New York: Assouline, 2003. 79 pp. ISBN 2843236037
Mauriès, Patrick. Le style Cocteau. Paris: Assouline, 1998. 78 pp. ISBN 2843230926
McCarthy, Michelle, “Frontier wedding: a photograph survives the years to bear witness to the love of a cowboy and his two-spirit bride,” The advocate, #924 (Oct. 12, 2004), p. 104-105 with full-page illus.
McGinley, Ryan. Ryan McGinley. New York: Flasher Factory, 2004. 64 pp. $25
McKee, Stuart, “The face on the men’s room wall,” Print, v. 58, no. 4 (July-Aug. 2004), p. 82-85. “How safe is safe sex? Targeted messages, posted where gay men congregate, combat complacency about HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases”
Meads, Michael, “The boys: growing up with Michael Meads,” (not only) blue, issue 47 (Nov. 2003), p. 42-51. Photos by Michael Meads, text by Brad Johnston
Meads, Michael, “Sweet homo Alabama,” Attitude (London), v. 1, no. 122 (2004), p. 30-34. Interview with the photographer on occasion of show at ClampArt, New York
Miller, Francine Koslow, “John O’Reilly [at] Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston,” Artforum, Sept. 2004, p. 274
Müller, Anja, and Mathias Trostdorf. Mein schwules Auge. Tübingen: Konkursbuch, 2003. 296 pp. in color. ISBN 3-88769-181-4 ($29.95)
Morris, Bob, “Mind if they ask?” New York times, Aug. 1, 2004, p. ST3. On being asked if you’re gay, while shopping. Carrie Moyer is quoted “Sometimes you just want to live your life and go to the store and you end up having to be some kind of social ambassador ... So it becomes a chance to do a little teaching”
Nadelman, Cynthia, “Katarzyna Kozyra [at] Postmasters,” Art news, v. 103, no. 6 (June 2004), p. 112, 114
Néret, Gilles. Homo art. Köln and Los Angeles: Taschen, 2004. 189 pp. ISBN 3-8228-2459-3 Essay in English, German and French
Olivera, Edward, “Outsider status,” Lambda book report, v. 12.10 (May 2004), p. 16-17. Review of Outlaw representation by Richard Meyer (Beacon Press, pbk.)
Olson, Jenni. The queer movie poster book. Foreword by Bruce Vilanch. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004. 129 pp. ISBN 0811842614
Olson, Walter, “Women in love: a novel about Anne Damer, noted English sculptor and notorious cross-dresser,” New York times book review, Sept. 26, 2004, p. 22. Review of Life mask by Emma Donoghue
Othoniel, Jean-Michel. Jean-Michel Othoniel. Granada: Publicaciones de la Diputación de Granada; Bilbao: Sala de Exposiciones Rekalde, 1999. ISBN 8478072640 Exhibition catalog
Othoniel, Jean-Michel. Othoniel: crystal palace. Arles: Actes sud; Paris: Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, 2003. ISBN 2742747036 Exhibition catalog
Paoletti, Len, “The haphazard collector: Len Paoletti and his art,” The archive: the journal of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, no. 13 (summer 2004), p. 1, 8-13
Petry, Michael. Hidden histories: 20th century male same sex lovrs in the visual arts. London: Art Books International, 2004. 144 pp. ISBN 190288910X ($35)
Pierson, Jack. Every single one of them. Santa Fe, NM: Twin Palms Publishers, 2004. 272 pp. ISBN 0-944092-78-0 ISBN 1-931985-30-3 (slipcased ed.) ISBN 0-944092-81-0 (boxed ed.)
Pollack, Barbara, “John Waters at the New Museum,” Art in America, no. 8 (Sept. 2004), p. 131-132
Polly, John, “Hallo, Berlin!” Next, issue 12.12 (Sept. 24, 2004), p. 14-17. “Filmmaker Bruce LaBruce leads a revolution -- complete with horny German boys and Patty Hearst-retro-70s radicalism -- in his spoofy, spunky new flick The raspberry Reich”
Porn studies. Edited by Linda Williams. Durham: Duke University Press, 2004. 516 pp. ISBN 0822333007 (cloth) ISBN 0822333120 (paper) Includes section on gay/lesbian films with essays by Thomas Waugh, Rich Cante & Angelo Restivo, Heather Butler, and Jake Gerli
Prignitz-Poda, Helga. Frida Kahlo: the painter and herwork. [Germany?]: Art Data, 2003; distributed by D.A.P. 261 pp. ISBN 0948835427
Reid, Phyllis Thompson, “Nan Goldin -- dark diary,” Aperture, no. 176 (fall 2004), p. 62-75 with 9 col. illus.
Robinson, Andrew, “Men in their natural state,” Gay city news (NYC), July 8-14, 2004, p. 25, 36. On Michael Meads and his show at ClampArt, New York
Robinson, Gerard, “Objects of desire,” New York blade, Sept. 3, 2004, p. 16. Review of “Allure” at Leslie-Lohman
Schjeldahl, Peter, “Life work: two shows from Agnes Martin,” The New Yorker, June 7, 2004, p. 94 ff
Shonibare, Yinka. Double Dutch. Edited by Jaap Guidemond, Gabriele Mackert, Barbera van Kooij. Rotterdam: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; Vienna: Kunsthalle Wien; Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2004. 144 pp. ISBN 9056623672 “Queer” oozes from Shonibare’s imagery but there is no mention of his sexual preference(s). Shonibare is one of four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2004, awarded by the Tate.
Smith, Charles Michael, “Rites of passing by,” The gay & lesbian review, v. 11, no. 4 (July-Aug. 2004), p. 44-45. Review of Backward glances by Mark W. Turner (Reaktion Books)
Spiher, David, “Glitter in a magpie’s eye: with a candid perspective, Tony Feher rejuvenates approach to abstract art,” Gay city news (NYC), May 20-26, 2004, p. 21. On show at D’Amelio Terras, New York
St. John, Stevie, “Utilizing our scars: artist William Donovan revisits loss to give voice to living with HIV,” A & u, issue 118 (Aug. 2004), p. 20-22
Stone, Martha E., “Posterity is here for Warhol’s time capsules,” The gay & lesbian review, v. 11, no. 4 (July-Aug. 2004), p. 39-40. Review of Andy Warhol: time capsule 21 by John W. Smith, Mario Kramer and Matt Wrbican (Distributed Art Publishers)
Summers, Claude J., editor. The queer encyclopedia of the visual arts. San Francisco: Cleis Press, 2004. 373 pp., with numerous b&w illustrations, bibliog. and index. ISBN 1-57344-191-0 (pbk) “Nearly 200 articles on individuals, artistic movements, periods, nations, and topics such as AIDS activism and censorship” (introd.) Related to the online glbtq.com, the Encyclopedia rather wonderfully and frustratingly gives equal space to the famous and not so, and includes paragraphs on artists with their own entries in general essays on movements, places or other topics
Tallmer, Jerry, “Lesbian resistance fighters: exhibit features the lives of two women who spoke against Nazis,” Gay city news (NYC), May 20-26, 2004, p. 36-37. On exhibition of works by Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore at Pool New York http://www.dontkissme.com
Thomas, Kelly Devine, “Authenticating Warhol,” Art news, v. 103, no. 8 (Sept. 2004), p. 128-137
Turnbaugh, Douglas, “Letter from Berlin,” The archive: the journal of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, no. 13 (summer 2004), p. 17. Principally about Schwules Museum and a Patrick Angus show there
Two women: Carrie Moyer and Sheila Pepe. Essays by Michael Rush and Dominique Nahas. Lake Worth, FL: Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, 2004. 14 pp. Exhibition catalog
Valdez, Sarah, “Nayland Blake at Matthew Marks,” Art in America, no. 8 (Sept. 2004), p. 124
Van Buskirk, Jim, “Angels of restoration,” Lambda book report, 13.01-13.02 (Aug.-Sept. 2004), p. 17-18. Review of A passion to preserve by Will Fellows (U of Wisconsin Press)
Visual strategies against AIDS: international AIDS prevention posters. With an essay by Nigel Barley. Baden, Switzerland: Lars Müller, 2002. 95 p. (Poster collection, 6) ISBN 390707890X In conjunction with an exhibition at Museum für Gestaltung Zürich of posters from the Thomas Hill and other collections
Volcano, Del Lagrace. Sublime mutations. Text (English and German) by Jay Prosser, Volcano, and Gerburg Treusch-Dieter. Tübingen: Konkursbuchverlag, 2000. 190 pp. ISBN 3887691350
Waltemath, Joan, “Agnes Martin: ‘... going forward into unknown territory’ ...” The Brooklyn rail, July-Aug. 2004, p. 22. On the show of early paintings at Dia:Beacon and of recent paintings at PaceWildenstein, New York
Warhol, Andy. Andy Warhol, 365 takes: the Andy Warhol Museum collection. New York: H.N. Abrams, 2004. 743 pp. ISBN: 0-8109-4329-8
Warhol, Andy. Andy Warhol: ladies & gentlemen, sex parts and torsos, Polaroids. Köln: König, 2003. ca. 176 pp. ISBN 3931354288. In conjunction with exhibitions at Jablonka Galerie, Cologne and Galerie Vedovi, Brussels
Warhol, Andy. Andy Warhol: red books. Göttingen: Steidl; London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. 11 v. in slipcase. ISBN 3865210198
Warhol, Andy. Andy Warhol: the late work. Heidelberg: Vernissage-Verlag, 2004. 66 pp. (Vernissage, Nr. 1/04, 12. Jahrg., 131) In conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum Kunst Palast Düsseldorf
Warhol, Andy. I’ll be your mirror: the selected Andy Warhol interviews. Edited by Kenneth Goldsmith, afterword by Wayne Kostenbaum, introduction by Reva Wolf. New York: Carroll & Graf, 2004. 320 pp. ISBN 0-7887-1364-X ($17.00)
Weinstein, Steve, “Tom [of Finland] enters the canon,” New York blade, May 21, 2004, p. 30
Weller, Sue, “Marry me,” The archive: the journal of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, no. 13 (summer 2004), p. 6. On an upcoming exhibition
Wilson, Robin, “Pitt’s bitter battle over benefits,” The chronicle of higher education, June 4, 2004, cover and following pp. Lengthy article about the struggle for health insurance for same-sex partners at the University of Pittsburgh
Wojnarowicz, David. Rimbaud in New York, 1978-79. Foreword by Tom Rauffenbart. New York: PPP Editions, 2004. ca. 100 pp. $70.00 (edition of 1000, available at Roth Horowitz Gallery, New York)
Woodward, Richard B., “Battleground art: revisitng the culture wars in Cincinnati,” New York times, Sept. 5, 2004, p. AR24
Yamaguchi, Michi, “Dirty little drawings -- tunnel of love,” The archive: the journal of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, no. 13 (summer 2004), p. 4
Note about book reviews and listings:
If you are interested in reviewing any of the books or websites listed above and which have not already been reviewed in the newsletter, please contact the editors. Photocopies of many of the articles listed here are available from the editors for a month or two after the date of this issue. Send your request for a photocopy, with street mailing address, to Sherman Clarke at the address in the listing of officers on page two.