Overview
The third in the Ways Books series of books as conceptual art: anthologies of anonymously written stories which, put together, are ānovelsā that challenge our notions of traditional narrative genres. Conceived by international conceptual artist Rita McBride and produced with the Whitney Museum of American Art, one of Americaās preeminent art institutions, and Printed Matter, Inc., one of New Yorkās leading artist-run centers, the Ways Books are creating waves in literary and visual arts circles everywhere.
Where Heartways took on the romance genre, and Futureways science fiction, Crimeways tackles the genre of detective novels with aplomb: tales of cops, private investigators, and art-world fugitives that simultaneously work within and outside the detective novel genre. Specifically, Crimeways tells the tale of a New York under siege by an underground of aesthetic criminals who threaten to destroy a landmark in the name of art; the bookās hero attempts to save the Big Apple from artistic fascists as well as bad taste. In an age in which a piece of art can take over the imagination of not only a large city but a country, for better or worse (Christoās āThe Gatesā), Crimeways asks compelling questions about visual art, urban space, and the politics of good and evil art.
Contributors include: British novelist Geoff Nicholson, author of The Hollywood Dodo, (Simon & Schuster); former gay porn writer Jack Pretzer; architects Roger Duffy and Dana Bauer; Gordon Wallace, editor of Honcho, Mandate, and Playguy; and photographer Nick Briggs, the model for David Hemmingsā character in the Antonioni film Blow-Up.
Rita McBride is a conceptual artist whose projects vary from unorthodox books to monumental sculptures; a 60-meter-tall carbon structure entitled āMae Westā will be erected in Munich in 2006.
Matthew Licht is a writer, artist, and filmmaker whose books include Ivy League Dick, The Ridiculous Avenger, and Chicky Run.
This book title, Crimeways, ISBN: 9781551521732, by Rita McBride, Matthew Licht, published by Arsenal Pulp Press (September 1, 2005) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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