books by Contemporary Arts Center
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Contemporary Arts ...
Mike and Doug Starn
Andy Grundberg
Contemporary Arts Center, 1990
Obliquely "Chinese"...
I first bought this book over ten years ago when it first came out and the book has given me much food for thought as well as appreciation. The Chinese have a lot of tall tales about their greatest painters. One of them goes like this: The emperor had heard of the ...
Ecovention, Current Art to Transform Ecologies
Sue Spaid
Contemporary Arts Center, 2002
Ecological artist and designers - be ready to be inspired!
This book documents artistic environmental projects that have happened and are happening around the world. As an ecological designer myself, I was inspired by many people that I had never heard of. Some of the projects go more toward an artistic approach and some are ...
Birdspace: A Post-Audubon Artists Aviary
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, 2004
Birds have eternally fascinated human beings: so long as art has been made, the imagery of birds has been popular. This remarkable catalogue investigates the prevalence of bird and bird culture subjects in contemporary art since the early 1990s, while also revealing how far artists have evolved in their use of bird imagery since the days of John ...
Michael Graves & Riverbend : A Summer Pavillion for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jayne Merkel
Contemporary Arts Center, 1987
Publication documenting renowned post-modern architect Michael Graves and the summer pavilion for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Written by architecture historian and critic Jayne Merkel, the book begins with a history of other outdoor music structures and the decision to build on the river site. Merkel discusses Graves' development as a ...
In Its Place : The Architecture of Carl Strauss and Ray Roush
Contemporary Arts Center
Contemporary Arts Center, 1985
Presents the work of two Ohio architects whose modernist work spans fourty years. The firm of Strauss/Roush built many residences, public buildings and offices in and around the Cincinnati area. Most notable are the Reed residence and the Bird House for the Cincinnati Zoo. Their work is presented through black and white photographs by ...
The Ties That Bind: Folk Art in Contemporary American Culture
Eugene Metcalf
Contemporary Arts Center, 1986
Award-winning catalogue to the exhibition of contemporary folk art, which includes in-depth essay by Michael Hall and Eugene Metcalf and an extensive annoted bibliography on folk art sources. Included are well-known artists Edgar Tolson, Elijah Pierce, William Hawkins, and the Reverend Howard Finster, as well as many others, some unknown. 38 ...
The Architect's Dream : Houses for the Next Millennium
Daniel Friedman
Contemporary Arts Center, 1993
Catalogue documenting the presentation of eleven architects' concepts for future housing. Responding to a series of questions posed by guest curator Daniel Friedman, ten architects or architectural firms created drawings, statements and models. A national jury added an eleventh entry. Some of the houses presented were actual, livable ...
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