Publications: 1986 to 1990

212-2-2009 Artist Talk with Sung Hwan Kim Gallery Talk by LVAC Director Jane Farver

512-5-2009 Gallery Talk by LVAC Curator João Ribas

1612-16-2009 Gallery Talk by LVAC Educator Mark Linga

1712-17-2009 LVAC Film Night: Decasia

2006-2010 2001-2005 1996-2000 1991-1995 1986-1990 1980-1985

		Natural Forms and Forces: Abstract Images in American Sculpture 1986, MIT List Visual Arts Center A fully-illustrated 68-page catalogue accompanying the eponymous exhibition. The show reflects upon the enduring identification with natural forms and forces of the best American art of the 20 th century. Among the artists represented are Eve Hesse, Michael Lekakis, Robert Smithson, Lynda Benglis, John Duff, Richard Serra. The catalogue contains essays by Douglas Dreishpoon and Katy Kline. 68 pp, black and white

		Peter Fischli David Weiss OUT OF PRINT 1987, MIT List Visual Arts Center A 28-page catalogue with black and white illustrations. Defying gravity, the provisional arrangements of the two Swiss artists attempt to gain a different understanding of the world. Introduction by Katy Kline; essays by Karen Marta and Patrick Frey. 28 pp, black and white

		LA Hot and Cool OUT OF PRINT 1987, MIT List Visual Arts Center An illustrated 72-page catalogue of the first east-coast exhibition to bring together some of the most provocative and promising young Los Angeles artists of the 1980s. The exhibition traced the interaction of two distinct traditions (hot and cool) in LA art: on the one hand the political and passionate work of Chris Burden and Ed Kienholz, on the other hand the more conceptual and ironic work developed by John Baldessari, Bruce Nauman, and Ed Ruscha. Includes introduction and artist entries by Dana Friis-Hansen; a conversation between Christopher Knight and Howard Singerman. 72 pp, black and white

		Still Performances OUT OF PRINT 1989, MIT List Visual Arts Center A fully-illustrated 40-page catalogue in black and white. The catalogue documents the linguistic explorations of Russian artists Rimma Gerlovina and Valeriy Gerlovin realized through a series of portrait images and superimposed word play. It features an introduction by Katy Kline and Steven High and an essay by John P. Jacob. It contains a bibliography and selected solo and group exhibitions. 40 pp, black and white

		The Missing Picture: Alternative Contemporary Photography from the Soviet Union OUT OF PRINT 1990, MIT List Visual Arts Center A retrospective of the work of Boris Michailov and exhibition of four younger soviet photographers inspired by his work: Vladimir Kupreanov, Ilya Piganov, Maria Serebrjekova and Alexey Shulgin. Essays by John P. Jacob and Tatiana Salzirin provide an historical overview and context. Introduction by Katy Kline. $10 ISBN: 0-938437-35-6 paper, 59 pages, bios., biblios., 39 b/w illustrations

		Satellite Intelligence: New Art from San Diego and Boston 1990, MIT List Visual Arts Center A collaborative project between the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art and the MIT List Visual Arts Center, this exhibit is a comparative look at smart art from two similarly sized cities whose identities derive at least in part from their respective positions in the orbits of the two centers of the American art cosmos, New York and Los Angeles. Work by 12 artists. Intro. by Hugh M. Davies and Katy Kline. Essay by Ronald J. Onarato $10 ISBN: 0-934418-35-7, LC: 90-61071 paper, 36 pages, bios, selected biblios., artists statements, 12 b/w illustrations

		Synthetic Spaces: Holography at MIT 1990, MIT List Visual Arts Center This is the first selective survey of holography from MIT's Spatial Imaging Group since its founding in 1982. The exhibit features many important design and technical advancements originated or developed by the laboratory headed by Dr. Stephen A. Benton. Introduction by Dana Friis-Hansen and Betsy Connors. An essay by Dr. Benton presents an overview of progress in holography and points to future developments in the field. $2 ISBN: 0-938437-33x paper, 10 pages, biblio., 7 b/w illustrations

		Matt Mullican: The MIT Project 1990, MIT List Visual Arts Center Over the past 15 years Mullican has developed a lexicon of stylized signs and images, and a variety of structures for the signs to organize our world and describe its systems and relationships. An extraordinary range of media have comprised his program, including bulletin boards, fabric banners, posters, stained glass, carved stones, rubbings, tapestries and, most recently, the invisible world of the computer data bank. Introduction by Katy Kline. Essay by Johannes Meinhardt (English translation from German) and interview with the artist by Michael Tarantino. $15 ISBN: 0-938437-32-1, LC: 90-6125 paper, 60 pages, bio., biblio. 21 color illustrations

		Nancy Burson: The "Age Machine" and Composite Portraits 1990, MIT List Visual Arts Center The artist has worked at the frontier of computer-assisted art for over fifteen years. This catalogue contains fifteen of the artist's provocative computer-assisted portraits, which age or combine the features and facial structures of two or more subjects. Essay by Dana Friis-Hansen. $2.50 ISBN: 0-938437-31-3 paper, 12 pages, bio. biblio. 5 b/w illustrations

		Jno Cook: Radically Recycled Cameras 1990, MIT List Visual Arts Center An exhibition of cameras and photographs by Chicago-based artist Jno Cook. He designed and constructed a wide variety of cameras, all made from reclaimed optical and mechanical materials, as well as common household objects such as cookie tins. Introduction by Ron Platt. Interview with the artist. $3.50 ISBN: 0-938437-30-5, LC: 89-064406 paper, 8 pages, bio., biblio. and list of exhibitions. 8 b/w illustrations

		Rebecca Purdum: Paintings 1990, MIT List Visual Arts Center First one person museum exhibition of this young New York painter. Purdum's large canvases, which she paints with her fingertips, are noted for their robust but delicately handled color. Essay by Dana Friis-Hansen. $7.50 ISBN: 0-938437-29-1, LC: 89-64405 paper, 36 pages, bio. biblio., 7 b/w and 8 color illustrations

		Trouble in Paradise 1989, MIT List Visual Arts Center This exhibition features 14 New England artists who address topical political and social issues which face the U.S., including freedom of expression, homelessness, militarism, toxic waste, AIDS, and substance abuse. It features painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, and environmental installations. Essay and texts on each artist by curator Dana Friis-Hansen. $7.50 ISBN: 0-938437-27-5, LC: 89-13306 paper, 44 pages, bios. biblio., 16 b/w illustrations

		Richard Ross: Museology Triptychs 1989, MIT List Visual Arts Center Photographer Richard Ross' "museology" work involves large triptychs in which mysterious and suggestive details from Old Master paintings were shot with a simple child's plastic camera. Essay by Gerard Haggerty. $2 ISBN: 0-938437-28-3 paper, 10 pages, selected bio., fold-out. 4 b/w and 3 color illustrations

		Clockwork: Timepieces by Artists, Architects, and Industrial Designers 1989, MIT List Visual Arts Center An eclectic selection of timepieces make up this exhibition which challenges conventional notions toward the marking of time. Nearly thirty artists, architects, and designers from the United States and Canada are represented. Essays by J. T. Fraser and Dana Friis-Hansen. $7.50 ISBN: 0-938437-22-4, LC: N8217.C4C5 paper, 56 pages, biblio. 44 b/w illustrations

		Beverly Pepper: An Autobiography in Form 1989, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition of small-scale maquettes, studies and sculptures by Beverly Pepper. Essay by Judith Hoos Fox. $1 paper, 8 pages, bio., fold-out, 12 b/w illustrations

		Felix Droese: House of Weaponlessness 1989, MIT List Visual Arts Center This dramatic exhibition of huge slabs of raw wood and monumental paper silhouettes was the sole representative of West Germany at the 1988 Venice Biennale. Essay by Katy Kline. $7.50 ISBN: 0-938437-23-2, LC: NB588.DLC 75A4 paper, 36 pages, bio., 20 b/w illustrations

		Three on Technology: New Photographs by Robert Cumming, Lee Friedlander & Jan Groover 1988, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition of commissioned photographs examining the "look" of the technological revolution. Cumming's interiors, Friedlander's portraits, and Groover's still lives are introduced by Katy Kline, with essays by Leo Marx and Alan Trachtenberg. $15 ISBN: 0-938437-21-6, LC: 88-02678 paper, 72 pages, 37 b/w illustrations

		Tishan Hsu: Paintings 1988, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition of sculptural paintings which combine industrial scale, high-tech materials, and electronic imagery with forms suggestive of the body or landscape in transformation. Essay by Dana Friis-Hansen. $1 paper, 8 pages, bio., biblio., 7 b/w illustrations

		Ellsworth Kelly: Small Sculpture 1958-1987 1987, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition of small scale sculpture in wood and various metals. Essay by Katy Kline. $5 paper, 33 pages, selected chronology, 13 b/w illustrations

		Art and Architecture at MIT: A Walking Tour OUT OF PRINT 1988, MIT List Visual Arts Center A history and guide to the art and architecture of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with four walking tour maps. Author: Katy Kline. $9 ISBN: 0-938437-25-9 paper, 95 pages, 94 b/w illustrations

		Out of Eastern Europe: Private Photography 1987, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition featuring private photographs by thirty contemporary artists from Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary and Poland. Catalogue text includes discussion on the issues surrounding the creation of these works, and a critical, historical analysis. Essays by guest curator John P. Jacob and photography critic Lynn Zelevansky. $7.50 ISBN: 0-938437-17-8, LC: 86-063520 paper, 56 pages, texts about each artist, 53 b/w illustrations

		Tony Smith: The Shape of Space 1987, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition of work by sculptor Tony Smith. Essay by Dana Friis-Hansen. Artist's quotes. .50 paper, 8 pages, bio., biblio., fold-out. 13 b/w illustrations

		Things are Seldom What They Seem, Or Local Sculptors/Found Materials OUT OF PRINT 1986, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition featuring work by Abram Ross Faber, Brewster Luttrell and Pia Massie, three Boston sculptors whose work incorporates found materials. Introduction by Katy Kline. $1 ISBN: 0-938437-16-X, LC: 86-063519 paper, 10 pages, texts by each artist, bios., fold-out, 3 b/w illustrations

		Louise Nevelson: Works in Wood 1986, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition of wood sculpture by Louise Nevelson. Essay by guest curator Ceil Friedman. .50 paper, 8 pages, bio., biblio. fold-out, 6 b/w illustrations

		Alvaro Siza: Buildings and Projects 1986, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition featuring the work of Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza. Essay by guest curator Peter Testa. .50 paper, 6 pages, bio., biblio., fold-out, 9 b/w illustrations

		Alexander Calder: Artist as Engineer 1986, MIT List Visual Arts Center Exhibition brochure exploring the engineering aspects of Calder's sculpture. Essay by guest curator Joan Marter. .50 paper, 8 pages, bio., biblio., fold-out, 3 b/w illus.

Publications may be purchased in the gallery, or by contacting Barbra Pine at 617-253-9479 or barbra@media.mit.edu