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A literary column that includes reviews, lists, and excerpts from books

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How Did We Get Here? A Reading List for Understanding Race in America

by Cauleen Smith and Victoria L. Valentine | Dec 5, 2017

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How Did We Get Here? A Reading List for Understanding Race in America

by Cauleen Smith and Victoria L. Valentine | Dec 5, 2017

Artist Cauleen Smith and “Culture Type” editor Victoria L. Valentine select twelve texts that offer rare perspectives on the central role race plays in American life.

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Flickering Memoirs and Surveys: An Interview with Bill Burns

by Caroline Picard | Feb 21, 2017

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Flickering Memoirs and Surveys: An Interview with Bill Burns

by Caroline Picard | Feb 21, 2017

Caroline Picard interviews artist Bill Burns about his new book, “Hans Ulrich Obrist Hear Us,” both a memoir and an artistic survey that questions notions of cultural capital.

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Queering New York: An Interview with Douglas Crimp

by Mimi Cheng | Dec 28, 2016

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Queering New York: An Interview with Douglas Crimp

by Mimi Cheng | Dec 28, 2016

Writer-in-Residence Mimi Cheng interviews art critic Douglas Crimp about his new book “Before Pictures,” which juxtaposes the experimental art scene with the experimental gay scene of 1970s New York.

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The Variations of its Shadows: An Interview with Jorge Méndez Blake

by Caroline Picard | Nov 3, 2016

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The Variations of its Shadows: An Interview with Jorge Méndez Blake

by Caroline Picard | Nov 3, 2016

Artist Jorge Méndez Blake discusses his method of translating the psychological places within books and poems into sculptures and installations.

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In Defense Against Material: An Interview with A. Laurie Palmer

by Caroline Picard | Jul 20, 2016

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In Defense Against Material: An Interview with A. Laurie Palmer

by Caroline Picard | Jul 20, 2016

A. Laurie Palmer discusses her book “In the Aura of a Hole,” which, through photography and essays, exposes the physical consequences of humanity’s dependence on the earth and its resources.

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Life Among Other Men: An Interview with Black Deutschland ’s Darryl Pinckney

by Caroline Picard | Jun 8, 2016

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Life Among Other Men: An Interview with Black Deutschland ’s Darryl Pinckney

by Caroline Picard | Jun 8, 2016

In this extended interview, author Darryl Pinckney discusses characters caught between conflicting identities and locales in his latest novel “Black Deutschland.”

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Still Reading by the Fire

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky | Dec 14, 2015

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Still Reading by the Fire

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky | Dec 14, 2015

Most of this past year’s proposed radical agendas contain nothing that’s actually revolutionary or visionary. Politicians, theocrats, and profiteers campaign on platforms of retroactive change: ideological preservation, religious orthodoxy. ‘A …

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Reading by the Fire

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky | Dec 29, 2014

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Reading by the Fire

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky | Dec 29, 2014

Bay Area artists, curators, and culture shifters recommend nine texts for the radical at heart.

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Kalup Linzy Joins the ART21/CUE Book Club

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 17, 2014

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Kalup Linzy Joins the ART21/CUE Book Club

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 17, 2014

The ART21/CUE Book Club returns on November 13, with video and performance artist Kalup Linzy guiding our conversation.

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Moyra Davey: Burn the Diaries

by Risa Puleo | Sep 3, 2014

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Moyra Davey: Burn the Diaries

by Risa Puleo | Sep 3, 2014

Moyra Davey: Burn the Diaries, a book and exhibition, travel to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia.

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Uncaged: Coco Fusco and Planet of the Apes

by Elia Alba | Aug 5, 2014

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Uncaged: Coco Fusco and Planet of the Apes

by Elia Alba | Aug 5, 2014

Artist Elia Alba talks to artist Coco Fusco about taking on the role of Dr. Zira from Planet of the Apes.

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Print to Pixels: The Digital Photobook

by Allie Haeusslein | Jul 28, 2014

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Print to Pixels: The Digital Photobook

by Allie Haeusslein | Jul 28, 2014

What is the potential of the digital photobook? Guest contributor Allie Haeusslein highlights “thought provoking” models such as Todd Hido’s forthcoming digital publication of Excerpts from Silver Meadows.

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Books to Read Now About the Future

by Calcagno Cullen | Jun 30, 2014

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Books to Read Now About the Future

by Calcagno Cullen | Jun 30, 2014

A future-focused reading list, courtesy of AdobeBooks and Arts Cooperative, a multidisciplinary hub for arts and culture in San Francisco.

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The ART21/CUE Book Club Takes a Wild Ride

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 10, 2014

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The ART21/CUE Book Club Takes a Wild Ride

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 10, 2014

The ART21/CUE Book Club meets again on June 26, 2014.

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Announcing the Art21 Book Club

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 25, 2014

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Announcing the Art21 Book Club

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 25, 2014

Art21 invites avid readers to participate in semi-intimate conversations about fiction and nonfiction books relevant to themes of the Art21 Magazine.

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An Interview with Sarah Lewis

by Art21 | Jan 27, 2014

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An Interview with Sarah Lewis

by Art21 | Jan 27, 2014

New York–based curator, art historian, and Yale MFA Critic Sarah Lewis talks about her anticipated first book, The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery.

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On the Road to Legendary

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 11, 2013

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On the Road to Legendary

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 11, 2013

Veteran photographer Gerard H. Gaskin discusses the long road to his first book, “Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene,” due out this month.

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An Excerpt from “The Rest of Us”

by Jessica Lott | Oct 1, 2013

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An Excerpt from “The Rest of Us”

by Jessica Lott | Oct 1, 2013

An excerpt from Jessica Lott’s debut novel, “The Rest of Us,” a love story set in New York City’s art world.