Agnes Martin: Her life and art by Nancy Princenthal
Agnes Martin: Her life and art by Nancy Princenthal is a testament to one’s chasmic value for an individual. A study of vexation, discipline, and artistic magnitudes-reading about Martin’s time on earth both as an artist and a circuitous women is fully captivating and sensitive. It feels as though we might be able to channel being in a room while she is painting. Martin’s entrancingly nuanced work supported by context and critical examination feels deeply honored by Princenthal’s engaging and comprehensive writing. An ode to one of the most influential American artists. One who has taught us in more ways than one, particularly the ways to express something beyond the reach of ordinary understanding.
Slant Rhymes by Rebecca Norris Webb
Slant Rhymes by Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb reminds us of the tactile value of an object-in this case a book of photography, in a time where digital viewing of visual art feels more criterion. With poetically echoing images and text to support, the unfinished love poem told at a slant holds resonance regarding how we relate to one another. Both contributors have a clear level of generosity given to the project. The ways in which their photographs converse with each other echo the structures of “slant rhymes”-wholeheartedly embodying the books title. We trust these artists to teach us more about collaboration, introspection, and timelessness.
The Importance of Being Iceland by Eileen Myles
The Importance of Being Iceland by Eileen Myles is a collection of essays-dynamic and authentically curious. Myles invites readers to experience a level of sensibility through her capacity to extend inquiry, which to us feels nurturing. The widely ranging subjects she so beautifully divulges in provides us with multitudes of insights, creating a thoroughly entertaining and expansive journey, illuminating us more and more as each page is turned.
Terpsichore in Sneakers by Sally Banes
Terpsichore in Sneakers by Sally Banes is a book overflowing with information- earnestly a crucial document within the realm of dance history. We witness eloquent historical descriptions in tandem with Bane’s skillful articulations, expanding our relationship and interests to movement based forms. Providing context to the development of post-modern dance in America in the 1960s and 1970s, we are grateful for Bane’s skillful examination regarding the influence of cultural contexts and embodied collaboration. Like a love letter to history and the body, it’s an experience that informs and expands throughout.