Art-Rite - by Walter Robinson & Edit Deak (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The New York proto-punk zine that defined postconceptualism, now in a facsimile edition

Edited by Walter Robinson, Edit DeAk and Joshua Cohn, Art-Rite was published in New York City between 1973 and 1978. The periodical has long been celebrated for its underground/overground position and its cutting, humorous, on-the-streets coverage and critique of the art world. Art-Rite moved easily through the expansive community it mapped out, paying homage to an emergent generation of artists, including many who were--or would soon become--the defining voices of the era. Through hundreds of interviews, reviews, statements and projects for the page--as well as artist-focused and thematic issues on video, painting, performance and artists' books--Art-Rite's sharp editorial vision and commitment to holding up the work of artists stands as a meaningful and lasting contribution to the art history of New York and beyond. All issues of Art-Rite are collected in this volume.

Artists include: Vito Acconci, Kathy Acker, Bas Jan Ader, Laurie Anderson, John Baldessari, Gregory Battcock, Lynda Benglis, Mel Bochner, Marcel Broodthaers, Trisha Brown, Chris Burden, Scott Burton, Ulises Carrión, Judy Chicago, Lucinda Childs, Christo, Diego Cortez, Hanne Darboven, Agnes Denes, Ralston Farina, Richard Foreman, Peggy Gale, Gilbert & George, John Giorno, Philip Glass, Leon Golub, Peter Grass, Julia Heyward, Nancy Holt, Ray Johnson, Joan Jonas, Richard Kern, Lee Krasner, Shigeko Kubota, Les Levine, Sol LeWitt, Lucy Lippard, Babette Mangolte, Brice Marden, Agnes Martin, Gordon Matta-Clark, Rosemary Mayer, Annette Messager, Elizabeth Murray, Alice Neel, Brian O'Doherty, Genesis P-Orridge, Nam June Paik, Charlemagne Palestine, Judy Pfaff, Lil Picard, Yvonne Rainer, Judy Rifka, Dorothea Rockburne, Ed Ruscha, Robert Ryman, David Salle, Carolee Schneemann, Richard Serra, Jack Smith, Patti Smith, Robert Smithson, Holly Solomon, Naomi Spector, Nancy Spero, Pat Steir, Frank Stella, Alan Suicide (Vega), David Tremlett, Richard Tuttle, Andy Warhol, William Wegman, Lawrence Weiner, Hannah Wilke, Robert Wilson, Yuri and Irene von Zahn.

Review Quotes

Art-Rite, the charmingly scrappy outlet that ran in New York from 1973 to 1978, billing itself as an "unpredictable art magazine with nonformidable criticism in a disposable format." It crackles with good ideas that are ripe for replication and adaptation, and it contains an irreverent tone that actually does exist today, though usually only spotted in scattered artists' blogs, sardonic Instagram accounts, group chats, and the odd podcast.--Andrew Russeth "ARTnews"

From 1973 to 1978, Art-Rite magazine both reported on and (cheekily) made waves in SoHo's fervid creative scene.--Brett Sokol "New York Times: T Magazine"

The magazine that redefined the 1970s art scene.--Sara Rosen "Document Journal"

This unpretentious and funky magazine moved breezily through the small but expanding community it earnestly mapped, pushing out cutting, humorous, streetwise stories and critiques to the very audience they covered: a hungry, emergent generation of artists, who would soon become the defining voices of their era--if they weren't famous already.--Editors at Brooklyn Rail "Brooklyn Rail"