Jacob, Mary Jane

The woven and graphic art of Anni Albers by Nicholas Fox Weber ( Book )
4 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 629 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A Forest of signs : art in the crisis of representation ( Book )
8 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 612 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The studio reader : on the space of artists ( Book )
18 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The image of a tortured genius working in near isolation has long dominated our conceptions of the artist's studio. Examples abound: think Jackson Pollock dripping resin on a cicada carcass in his shed in the Hamptons. But times have changed; ever since Andy Warhol declared his art space a "factory," artists have begun to envision themselves as the leaders of production teams, and their sense of what it means to be in the studio has altered just as dramatically as their practices. The Studio Reader pulls back the curtain from the art world to reveal the real activities behind artistic producti

Buddha mind in contemporary art ( Book )
5 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 452 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Buddha Mind in Contemporary Art documents the growing presence of Buddhist perspectives in contemporary culture. This shift began in the nineteenth century and is now pervasive in many aspects of everyday experience. In the arts especially, the increasing importance of process over product has promoted a profound change in the relationship between artist and audience. But while artists have been among the most perceptive interpreters of Buddhism in the West, art historians and critics have been slow to develop the intellectual tools to analyze the impact of Buddhist concepts. This timely, multi-faceted volume explores the relationships between Buddhist practice and the contemporary arts in lively essays by writers from a range of disciplines and in revealing interviews with some of the most influential artists of our time. Elucidating the common ground between the creative mind, the perceiving mind, and the meditative mind, the contributors tackle essential questions about the relationship of art and life. Among the writers are curators, art critics, educators, and Buddhist commentators in psychology, literature, and cognitive science. They consider the many Western artists today who recognize the Buddhist notion of emptiness, achieved through focused meditation, as a place of great creative potential for the making and experiencing of art. The artists featured in the interviews, all internationally recognized, include Maya Lin, Bill Viola, and Ann Hamilton. Extending earlier twentieth-century aesthetic interests in blurring the boundaries of art and life, the artists view art as a way of life, a daily practice, in ways parallel to that of the Buddhist practitioner. Their works, woven throughout the book, richly convey how Buddhism has been both a source for and a lens through which we now perceive art

Culture in action : a public art program of Sculpture Chicago ( Book )
5 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 392 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seeking to bridge art and life, eight innovative artist and community partnerships unfolded with results as diverse as a storefront hydroponic garden, a new line of candy, and an ecological field station. These investigations into urban artmaking were activated by participating artists selected by curator Mary Jane Jacob for their interest in critical social issues and testing the boundaries of public art

The Amazing decade : women and performance art in America, 1970-1980 ( Book )
6 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Conversations at the Castle : changing audiences and contemporary art by Arts festival of Atlanta ( Book )
6 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From MIT Press: The book is divided into three sections. The first contains essays by project curator Mary Jane Jacob, critic and coeditor Michael Brenson, and cultural critic Homi K. Bhabha. Their essays describe fresh approaches to contemporary art and its audiences at a time of increased access through technology and decreased government funding. The second section contains essays by the six artists/collaborative teams involved in the project. Their works, aimed at public participation, included installation-performances, collaborations with Atlanta communities, cross-country tours, and the creation and presentation of food as a means to stimulate conversation and construct community. The artists are: artway of thinking (Italy), Ery Camara (Senegal/Mexico), Mauricio Dias and Walter Riedweg (Brazil/Switzerland), Regina Frank (Germany), IRWIN (Slovenia), and Maurice O'Connell (Ireland). The final section contains seven essays by the critics, curators, educators, administrators, and artists who led the "Conversations on Culture" at The Castle. The essays are by Jacquelynn Baas, Michael Brenson, Lisa Graziose Corrin, Amina Dickerson and Tricia Ward, Steven Durland, Susan Krane, and Susan Vogel

Places with a past : new site-specific art at Charleston's Spoleto Festival ( Book )
8 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 350 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Howard Ben Tré by Arthur C Danto ( Book )
7 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Learning mind : experience into art ( Book )
8 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume documents the changing practices in the making, teaching, and exhibition of art. It explores the contemporary art experience and its expanding presence in society through essays, interviews, and conversations with some of the most influential artists and educators of our time. Featured artists include Magdalena Abakanowicz, Ann Hamilton, Alfredo Jaar, Kerry James Marshall, and Ernesto Pujol, along with designers Walter Hood and Bruce Mau. Contributing authors include curators Marcia Tucker and Christopher Bedford, art critics Michael Brenson and Jerry Saltz, art historian David Getsy, educators Ronald Jones and Lawrence Rinder, philosopher Arthur Danto, psychiatrist Mark Epstein, theorist W.J.T. Mitchell, and chef-educator Alice Waters. In demonstrating the role that art schools and universities play in the creative process, this work offers readers teachers, and readers new and vital theoretical texts as well as practical strategies for integrating art into our daily lives