Jack Goldstein and the CalArts Mafia is anchored by Jack's reflections, dramatized by Hertz into first person narratives, of the early days of CalArts and the last days of Chouinard; the New York artworld; the trials and tribulations of finding and maintaining success; his inter-personal relationships; and his disappearance from the art scene. They are complemented by the dramatized first person narratives of Jack's friends, including John Baldessari, Troy Brauntuch, Rosetta Brooks, Jean Fisher, Robert Longo, Matt Mullican, and James Welling. There are provocative portraits of many well known personalities of the 80s, including Mary Boone, David Salle, and Helene Winer, all working at a time when the competitive spirit was strong and often brutal, caring little about anything but oneself and making lots of money. Has anything changed?
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Jack Goldstein's recollections of the art world of the 1980s, along with many who knew him, is a sobering book. --Arthur Danto, The Nation, May 17, 2004
An essential contribution, packed with revealing disclosures, the book is biting, controversial, contradictory, hilarious, and riveting. --Mariah Corrigan, College Art Association Online Reviews, August 2, 2004
I am certain that Jack Goldstein and the CalArts Mafia is a first-rate contribution to the history of contemporary art. --David Carrier, artUS, June-August, 2004
An essential contribution, packed with revealing disclosures, the book is biting, controversial, contradictory, hilarious, and riveting. --Mariah Corrigan, College Art Association Online Reviews, August 2, 2004
I am certain that Jack Goldstein and the CalArts Mafia is a first-rate contribution to the history of contemporary art. --David Carrier, artUS, June-August, 2004
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For over twenty years, Richard Hertz was in charge of the graduate programs at Art Center College of Design; prior to that, he taught for six years at Caltech and five years at CalArts. His other books include The Beat and the Buzz: Inside the L.A. Art World, Theories of Contemporary Art, Ozuma in L.A., Desiring Machines, and Zeitmasse.
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It should come as no surprise to the majority of readers that facts and objectivity bear very little relationship to one another when we apply them to a definition of history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, David Salle, Jack Goldstein, Metro Pictures, Artists Space, John Baldessari, Robert Longo, Troy Brauntuch, Mary Boone, Los Angeles, Paul Brach, Matt Mullican, Santa Monica, Eric Fischl, Ron Cooper, Bill Leavitt, Cindy Sherman, Helene Winer, Jim Welling, Nam June, Ross Bleckner, Wolfgang Stoerchle, Richard Serra, Bas Jan Ader, Chuck Arnoldi New!
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It should come as no surprise to the majority of readers that facts and objectivity bear very little relationship to one another when we apply them to a definition of history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, David Salle, Jack Goldstein, Metro Pictures, Artists Space, John Baldessari, Robert Longo, Troy Brauntuch, Mary Boone, Los Angeles, Paul Brach, Matt Mullican, Santa Monica, Eric Fischl, Ron Cooper, Bill Leavitt, Cindy Sherman, Helene Winer, Jim Welling, Nam June, Ross Bleckner, Wolfgang Stoerchle, Richard Serra, Bas Jan Ader, Chuck Arnoldi New!
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- Art in Modern Culture (Open University Set Book) by Francis Frascina in Back Matter
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