The New Artsspace : A Summary of Alternative Visual Arts Organizations

Whitney, Guy F.; Heiss, Alanna; Pomeroy, James; Hopkins, Henry T.; Stearns, Robert; Iskin, Ruth E.; Levine, Edward; Focke, Anne; Hershman, Lynn; Wilson, Martha; DeAk, Edit; Robinson, Walter; Smith, Robert L.. The New Artsspace : A Summary of Alternative Visual Arts Organizations. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, 1978.

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Abstract (English)

This guide provides detailed descriptions of 57 American artist-run organizations. The 12 accompanying essays by directors and artists describe the rise of artist-run centres in the United States, and their workings, trace parallels between alternative spaces and the women's art movement and explore topics such as the traditional museum, institution, artists' books, and alternative periodicals.

Types: Reports
All Contributors: Whitney, Guy F. (Author); Heiss, Alanna (Author); Pomeroy, James (Author); Hopkins, Henry T. (Author); Stearns, Robert (Author); Iskin, Ruth E. (Author); Levine, Edward (Author); Focke, Anne (Author); Hershman, Lynn (Author); Wilson, Martha (Author); DeAk, Edit (Author); Robinson, Walter (Author); Smith, Robert L. (Author)
Dossier: 360 - LOS ANGELES INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART (Los Angeles, CA)
Collation: 157 p. : 163 ill. ; 28 x 21 cm
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art
Art Organizations: Exhibition Centres > United States > Los Angeles Institute Of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, CA)
Event Statement: Publication prepared in conjunction with a conference: 26 - 29 Apr. 1978, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art.
Keywords: ARTIST-RUN CENTRE; MUSEUM; WOMAN; UNIVERSITY; ARTIST'S BOOK; ALTERNATIVE PERIODICAL; A SPACE (Toronto); ARMORY FOR THE ARTS (Santa Fe, NM); ART METROPOLE (Toronto); ART RESEARCH CENTER (Kansas City, MO); ART-RITE PUBLISHING COMPANY (New York); COMMITTEE FOR THE VISUAL ARTS (New York); A.R.C. (Artists, Residents of Chicago) GALLERY; ARTON'S (Calgary); ARTPARK (Lewiston, NY); ASSOCIATION OF ARTIST-RUN GALLERIES (New York); ATLANTA ART WORKERS COALITION; BOSTON VISUAL ARTISTS UNION; CEPA GALLERY (Buffalo, NY); CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER (New Orleans); CREATIVE TIME (New York); CRISS-CROSS (Boulder, CO); DOUBLE X (Santa Monica); FINE ARTS GALLERY, MOUNT ST. MARY'S COLLEGE (Los Angeles); FLOATING MUSEUM, The (San Francisco); FORREST AVENUE CONSORTIUM (Atlanta); FOUNDATION FOR TODAY'S ART - NEXUS (Philadelphia); FRANKLIN FURNACE ARCHIVE (New York); HALLWALLS (Buffalo, NY); HERA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (Wakefield, RI); INDEPENDENT CURATOR'S INCORPORATED (Washington, DC); KITCHEN CENTER FOR VIDEO AND MUSIC (New York); 80 LANGTON STREET (San Francisco); LOS ANGELES CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS (LACE); LOS ANGELES INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART (LAICA); MAMELLE, La (San Francisco); CONTEMPORARY MEDIA STUDY CENTER (Dayton, OH); 55 MERCER (New York); MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS, The; MUSEUM OF CONCEPTUAL ART (San Francisco); MUSEUM OF TEMPORARY ART (Washington, DC); N.A.M.E. GALLERY (Chicago); NEW MUSEUM, The (New York); OPEN RING GALLERIES (Sacramento); OPTICA (Montréal); ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENT ARTISTS (New York); PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF ART GALLERY; PORTLAND CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS; PRINTED MATTER (New York); PUMPS CENTRE FOR THE ARTS SOCIETY (Vancouver); SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE; SITE, CITE, SIGHT (San Francisco); SOME SERIOUS BUSINESS (Venice, GA); SOUTHEASTERN CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART (Winston-Salem, NC); SATELLITE VIDEO EXCHANGE SOCIETY (Vancouver); VIDEO FREE AMERICA (San Francisco); VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP (Rochester, NY); WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS; WESTERN FRONT SOCIETY (Vancouver); WOMEN ARTISTS GROUP OF THE NORTHWEST, The; WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY VIDEO (Rhinebeck, NY); 112 WORKSHOP (New York)
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Date Deposited: 22 Aug 1994
Last Modified: 15 Apr 2021 17:56
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/7299
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