Book Recommendations
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Art Career
“The Art World Demystified” by Brainard Carey
“Making it in The Art World” by Brainard Carey
“New Markets for Artists” by Brainard Carey
“Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking“ by David Bayles and Ted Orland
"Starting Your Career As an Artist" by Angie Wojka and Stacy Miller
"Art School:Propositions for the 21st Century (2009)" by Steven Henry Madoff's (editor)
"Steal Like An Artist" by Austin Kleon
"Show you Works" by Austin Kleon
"Newspaper Blackout" by Austin Kleon
“The Art of not Making: the new artist/artisan relationship,” by Michael Pety.
"The Value of Art" by Michael Findlay
“The Critique Handbook: The Art Student’s Sourcebook and Survival Guide,” Second Edition by Kendal Buster and Paula Crawford.
Writing
“A short Guide to Writing About Art” by Sylvan Barnet 11th Edition
"They Say, I Say" by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
"Writing about Visual Art" by David Carrier
“The Art Guide for the Visual Artist” 5th Edition by Tad Crawford
“Becoming an academic writer: 50 Exercises for practice, productive and powerful writing” by Patricia Godson
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Art and Law
“Visual Arts and the Law” a handbook for professionals by Judith B. Prowda
"Business and Legal Forms for Fine Artists" 3rd E, by Tad Crawford
"Legal Guide for the Visual Artists" 5th E, by Tad Crawford
“Artist’s Rights: A Guide to Copyright, Moral Rights and Other Legal Issues in the Visual Art Sphere” by Molly Torsen Stech
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Theory and Modern Art
“Theories of Modern Art: A Source Book by Artists and Critics (California Studies in the History of Art)" by Herschel B Chipp, Peter Selz, and John C Taylor
"How Folklore Shaped Modern Art," a Post-Critical History of Aesthetics by Wes Hill
"History of Modern Art" by H.H. Arnason, Elizabeth C. Mansfield, 7th Edition, New York University, great book
"The USBORNE Introduction to Art" by Rosie Dicknis and Mari Griffith, love this book
"The History of the Nude" Flaminio Gualdoni
"The Body in Contemporary Art" Sally O'Reilly
"The Next Generation," Contemporary Expresions of Faith by Patricia C. Pongracz and Wayne Roosa
"Conceptual Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Art" by David W. Galenson.I really Enjoyed this book
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Philosophy
“Artificial Hells” By Claire Bishop (Art and Politics Spectatorship)
“Installation: A Critical History” by Claire Bishop, 2011
“Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection” by Julia Kristeva
“The Clash of Civilizations” by Samuel P. Huntington
"Orientalism" by Edward Said
"Culture and Imperialism" by Edward Said
"Representation of Intellectual" by Edward Said
“Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World“ by Edward Said
“The Abuse of Beauty”, 2003, by Arthur Danto
“The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art” by Arthur Danto
“After the End of Art” by Arthur Danto
“Unnatural Wonders” by Arthur Danto
“Andy Warhol” by Arthur Danto
“Shirin Neshat” by Arthur Danto
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Artists
"33 Artists in 3 Acts" by Sarah Thornton
“More Than You Wanted to Know About John Baldessari: Volume 1 and 2” by Meg Cranston. Love this.
“Joseph Beuys: The Image of Humanity” by Lucrezia De Durini 2001. I love this book
“Magritte: In the Royal Musuems of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels” by Gisele Ollinger-Zinque
“Chris Burden: Extreme Mesearments” by Lisa Philips.
“Color Creates Light: Studies with Hans Hofmann” by Tina Dickey
“Hans Hofman” by Sam Hunter, James Yohe
“Hans Hofman” by Cynthia Goodman
“Brancusi New York, 1913-2013,” by Jerome Neutres.
Violence, Women, History
“Anatomy for the Artist, drawings and text” by Jeno Barcsay.
“A History of Modern Aesthetics” by Paul Guyer, includes 3 volumes.
"History of graphic design” by philip B. Meggs and Alston W. Purvis.
“Feminism Art Theory” by Hilary Robinson, an anthology 1968-2014.
“Excellent Sheep” by William Deresiewicz, about Marx Commodity Fetishism.
"Underexposed: Pictures of the 20th Century They Didn't Want You to See" by Colin Jacobson by Colin Jacobson;Adam Phillips;Harold Evans;Philip Jones Griffiths
"The Anti-Aesthetic: Essays on Postmodern Culture" by Hal Foster
"The Art of Cruelty, A Reckoning", Maggie NelsonI love this book.
"Hannah Arendt On Violence" by Hannah Arendt, good.
"The Body in Pain, the Making and Unmaking of the World" by Elaine Scarry , great
"Violence: Six Sideways Reflections (Big Ideas/Small Books)" by Slavoj Zizek, great
"Women and Violence Barrielevy", it is about Violence against women, global perspective…and Activism.
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Teaching
"The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom" 3rd Edition, by Stephen D. Brookfield
"Teaching at Its Best: A Research-Based Resource for College Instructors" 4th Edition, by Linda B. Linson
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Animations
"The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators" by Richard Williams
"Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator" by Tony White
"How to Make Animated Films: Tony White's Complete Masterclass on the Traditional Principals of Animation" by Tony White
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Photography
"Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera" by Bryan Peterson
"Mastering Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO and Exposure" by Al Judge
"Learning to See Creatively, Third Edition: Design, Color, and Composition in Photography" by Bryan Peterson
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