2000 Bc: The Bruce Conner Story Part Ii (Hardcover)

~ Joan Rothfuss (Editor), (Photographer), Kathy Halbreich (Contributor), Bruce Jenkins (Contributor), Peter Boswell (Contributor)

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Product Description

Photographs by Bruce Conner. Edited by Joan Rothfuss. Contributions by Kathy Halbreich, Bruce Jenkins, Peter Boswell.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Walker Art Center (November 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935640614
• ISBN-13: 978-0935640618
• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 9.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #700,615 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Review: One man show and tell, July 25, 2000

By A Customer

This beautiful publication makes you feel fortunate to live in an era when hardbound books filled with juicy pictures printed on quality paper stock are still here for the wonder of our minds and hands. For some reason the multifaceted brilliant artist Bruce Conner is not very well known outside rarefied circles of experimental film-o-philes or assemblage art fans, and this book should go a long way to correct such an egregious oversight. The essays are substantive, intelligent, and lure readers into discoveries about the works of this compelling character, and the design of the book is a joy, filled with many cinematic touches and liberally sprinkled with gorgeous color reproductions. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Beautiful Artist Book/Monograph I've Ever Seen, July 1, 2008

By	Travis Low "grabloid" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is so well done...from the linen hardcover, to the perfect representations of Conner's works, to the immaculate printing...even the essays and commentary throughout the book are great! Anyone interested in Bruce Conner...this is the best publication on him and his work so far. Also, anyone interested Assemblage, Collage, American Film, or the Avant-Garde in general...I would highly, highly recommend looking at Bruce Conner's work...this book is the best place for that (...outside of looking at actual work itself...of course...!). In my opinion, Bruce Conner is one of the most important artists of the whole "Beat Generation" era...and I feel that his films are among the very best of all Avant-Garde film. Please see for yourself, and please try to look at his actual work (by that I mean to physically go see some of the Assemblages, Collages, and try to get ahold/go see a few of his films)! The book is great, one of the best I've seen of all art books, but viewing art in books should always be ancillary to viewing art 'in the flesh'.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visionary Artist, August 19, 2004

By	Richard Peterson (Indian Hills, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't tell you how many times I've looked at this incredible catalog of the world's greatest living artist!