Housed in a unique slipcase of Spencer Finch's design, this first monograph is as visually stunning and thought-provoking as the work within. The confounding question of the title refers to Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophical "propositions," and reflects the inquisitive nature of Finch's practice and his interests in the limits of thought and vision. What Time is it on the Sun? presents 120 color photographs and accompanying texts documenting 40 varied works, plus three essays on the literary, philosophical and scientific inspirations that drive Finch's intelligent and quixotic musings. A conceptual artist and a romantic, he examines the problems of representation through subjects as elusive as the Milky Way and wind, rendered in unexpected materials ranging from Tang to invisible ink. Working with light and color, Finch often focuses on historically charged locales as he explores the shifting terrain of desire and memory, highlighting the role subjectivity plays in shaping our perceptions.

Spencer Finch: What Time is it on the Sun?

Arts & Photography

Hudson, Suzanne

Cross, Susan

Birnbaum, Daniel

History & Criticism

MASS MoCA

A Fleeting Presence: Field Notes from a Crone is one woman's foray into the universal curriculum of the crone. The book is a first-person dispatch from the tempestuous terrain of aging, loss, grief, death, change, absolution, place, ancestry, love, transformation, reciprocity, and renewal.

A Fleeting Presence: Fieldnotes from a Crone

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Madrona Arts Press

Not sure you have what it takes to get through the big and small disruptions of everyday living? Guess what? You do. In this refreshingly candid memoir, Susan Cross shares her survival story —her appendix ruptured while vacationing on a remote Caribbean island —and how she turned the whole experience into a personal eruption of the best kind. The Power of Disruption: A Memoir of Discovery tells the compelling story of how nearly dying helped her learn how to create a life that matters. Cross also explores the habits that you can use to tap into your best self in the midst of life chaos, including:- Trust your tribe.- Surrender to silence.- Let the universe have your back.- Live in the now.

The Power of Disruption: A Memoir of Discovery

Professionals & Academics

Oak Savanna Communications

A generously illustrated book on the dynamic work of neo-pop artist Alex Da Corte, whose immersive installations and provocative objects seamlessly blend high and low culture as they explore themes of love, sex, family, death, and desire. For his largest solo museum exhibition, Alex Da Corte takes over all of MASS MoCA’s second-floor galleries, presenting a selection of existing works and an expansive new sculptural installation inspired by Arthur Rimbaud’s prose poem “A Season in Hell.” Restaging past exhibitions and remixing examples from multiple bodies of work in a fresh narrative, the artist presents his bold output in a sumptuous environment that transforms the museum space. Carpeted and tiled floors, brightly painted walls, and neon lighting create a milieu for the art that is part suburban living room, part plush strip club. Fullpage illustrations of the visually intoxicating exhibition form the centerpiece of this volume and are complemented by stills from the artist’s electrifying videos as well as reproductions of his formally rigorous, brightly colored mashups of consumer objects and appropriated images. Two essays illuminate Da Corte’s engagement with film, animation, and appropriation while exploring the personal, cultural, and political themes that run through the work. The book provides a glimpse of the prolific artist’s breadth while capturing the sensory impact of Da Corte’s simultaneously seductive and unsettling worlds.

Alex Da Corte: Free Roses

Da Corte, Alex

Individual Artists

Prestel

The first monograph on Liz Glynn offers a thematic journey through a decade of her sculptures, installations, and live performances. From her first participatory performance building Rome in 24 hours--in cardboard--to Open House, her open-air Gilded Age ballroom--cast in concrete--in Central Park, Liz Glynn examines the past to shed light on present day social and economic conditions through a diverse array of sculptures, structures, and actions. This monograph, designed to emphasize Glynn's interest in process, temporality, labor, and shifting notions of value, features a series of essays on the artist's practice as a whole, texts on each of her discrete projects as well as images from the artist's studio, and documentation of her performances. Together they give readers a comprehensive overview of an artist whose career has garnered enormous attention from audiences and critics alike. Published in association with MASS MoCA

Liz Glynn: Objects and Actions

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