Charles Atlas /
contributions by Charles Atlas, with the assistance of Johanna Fateman ; Stuart Comer, Douglas Crimp, Douglas Dunn, Lia Gangitano.
- 303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Published in association with Luhring Augustine, New York.
Includes bibliographical references.
1970-1974: Early work -- 1975-1983: Cunningham collaborations -- 1983-2012: Documentaries and works for TV -- 2003-2013: Live video; multimedia performance works -- 1990-2010: Video shorts; video collages; video featurettes -- 1982-2014: Video installations -- 2000-2010: Cunningham collaborations and documents -- Life stages (frieze, May 2011), an interview with Stuart Comer -- Stuart Comer talks with Charles Atlas -- Inside the dance: Charles Atlas's early collaborations with Merce Cunningham, Douglas Crimp -- Douglas Dunn talks with Charles Atlas -- Amazing pants (Valda Dances Yvonne, 1971), Lia Gangitano.
"Developed in close collaboration with the artist, this vivid book captures the movement and pace of Charles Atlas's celebrated and highly collaborative time-based art. Looking back at a career that has spanned four decades, this beautiful volume profiles over 75 projects by Charles Atlas--including works recently exhibited at Tate Modern and the 2012 Whitney Biennial. As one of the first artists to explore the possibilities of video as a genre of expression, and especially through his long-lasting collaboration with Merce Cunningham, Atlas has teamed with numerous dancers and artists to create projects that range from feature-length documentaries to shorter media works, transforming the way performance is viewed by its audiences and the art world. In this inventive publication, Atlas's own commentary accompanies exquisite images that capture the structure and flow of his work in film, video, dance, and performance. The volume also includes interviews between Atlas and a number of writers and collaborators who have played a critical role in the development and reception of his oeuvre, as well as an array of fascinating ephemera from the artist's personal archives"--Publisher's description.