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An exciting guide to, and celebration of, the Whitney Museum and its outstanding collection of American art

In her performances, videos, and installations, Sharon Hayes (b 1970) explores the nexus between politics, history, speech, and desire. This book provides an insight into the complex motivations and development of Hayes' projects.

Celebrates the achievements of Alice Guy Blache (1873-1968), the first woman motion picture director and producer. This book presents Guy Blache's film oeuvre in an effort that restores her to the rightful place in film history.

Explores the artistic practices that employ evocation - the calling forth of past emotions, desires, frustrations, and memories - as a mode of connecting past and present. Featuring the work of artists working in a variety of media, this book challenges the conventional approach to history whereby the past is kept at a distance as historical fact.

A fresh and engaging look at the controversial work of Jeff Koons, with insightful analyses and illustrations of all of his iconic pieces alongside preparatory works and historical photographs

Published on the occasion of an exhibition celebrating the Wagners' promised gift of more than 850 works of art to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and the Musaee national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, November 20, 2015-March 6, 2016, and at the Centre Pompidou, June 16, 2016-January 2017.

A multifaceted response to issues concerning personal privacy and government power by writers, artists, and others

An overdue evaluation of the life and work of a prolific and significant contemporary artist

A fascinating survey of pioneering work in experimental cinema and art from 1905 to the present day, revealing the high stakes and transformative potential of these forms

Explores the role of mirrors, spinning, and "neurotic" architecture - a feeling of psychological breakdown - in the work of one of America's contemporary artists, Paul McCarthy.

A richly illustrated, expansive mid-career survey of the stand-out American artist's pioneering and influential work