Bruce Conner (1933-2008) first came to prominence in the late 1950s as a leader of the assemblage movement in California. Conner had close ties with poets of the San Francisco Renaissance (particularly Michael McClure) as well as with artists such as Wallace Berman, George Herms, Jess and Jay DeFeo. Conner's use of nylon stockings in his assemblages quickly won him notoriety, and saw his work included in Peter Selz's classic 1961 Art of Assemblage show at MoMA. Around this time, Conner also turned to film-making, and ...
Read More
Bruce Conner (1933-2008) first came to prominence in the late 1950s as a leader of the assemblage movement in California. Conner had close ties with poets of the San Francisco Renaissance (particularly Michael McClure) as well as with artists such as Wallace Berman, George Herms, Jess and Jay DeFeo. Conner's use of nylon stockings in his assemblages quickly won him notoriety, and saw his work included in Peter Selz's classic 1961 Art of Assemblage show at MoMA. Around this time, Conner also turned to film-making, and produced in swift succession a number of short films that helped to pioneer the rapid edit and the use of pop music among independent film-makers. Conner's innovative editing techniques and decidedly dark vision of American culture laid the foundation for later Hollywood directors such as Dennis Hopper (a friend and collaborator of Conner's, who frequently acknowledged his influence) and David Lynch. A long overdue and significant addition to the understanding of twentieth-century American art and cinema, 2000 BC: The Bruce Conner Story Part II represents the most comprehensive book to date on Conner's work from the 1950s to the present. The authors elucidate Conner's work in film, assemblage, drawing, printmaking, collage,and photograms, as well as his more ephemeral gestures, actions, protests and "escapes" from the art world. This beautifully designed clothbound monograph is a landmark publication for anyone interested in contemporary art, film, culture and the Beat era.
Read Less
Add this copy of 2000 Bc: the Bruce Conner Story Part II to cart. $40.00, very good condition, Sold by Jeff Hirsch Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wadsworth, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Center.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
First edition. Hardcover. 269 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran October 9, 1999 through January 2, 2000 at the Walker Art Center and then traveled to three other locations. Features a foreword by Kathy Halbreich, and essays by Peter Boswell, Joan Rothfuss, and Bruce Jenkins. Includes numerous illustrations, a checklist, list of previous exhibitions, a selected bibliography, filmography, a selected film bibliography, and an index. A very good copy in cloth covered boards with a black and with some bumping to the corners. No dust jacket as issued.
Add this copy of Bruce Conner: 2000 Bc to cart. $56.25, Sold by Moon Palace Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Centre,U.S..
Add this copy of 2000 Bc: the Bruce Conner Story, Part II to cart. $60.00, like new condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Center / DAP.
Add this copy of Bruce Conner: 2000 Bc, Part II to cart. $62.50, very good condition, Sold by The Haunted Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Iowa City, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Center.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very Good with no dust jacket. Clean and bright; no owners' marks; except for very slight inward turns at the free corners of the cloth hard cover and just a touch of ink flaking at mid-spine, excellent. No dust jacket present. Twin pastedowns on the front; green cloth boards, buff backstrip with white and black ink titles. Full color.; Folio.
Add this copy of Bruce Conner: 2000 Bc-Part 2 to cart. $84.44, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Center.
Add this copy of 2000 Bc: the Bruce Conner Story Part II to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Center.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. No jacket. Signed by author! : D The book is in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.
Add this copy of Bruce Conner: 2000 Bc-Part 2 to cart. $125.13, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Center.
Add this copy of Bruce Conner: 2000 Bc-Part 2 to cart. $159.23, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Center.
Add this copy of Bruce Conner: 2000 Bc-Part 2 to cart. $169.43, new condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Walker Art Center.
