Catalogue Raisonné of Cross-Media Editions 1968 - 2006
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catalogue raisonné of cross-media editions 1968 - 2006 12/8/05 Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes (ed. Richard Kostelanetz): “[Barbara] Rosenthal’s work tends to be personal, if not autobiographical, each product reflecting her mentality at the time it was made.... [S]he has produced photographs, videos, super/8 films, objects, games, stories, novels, performances, [installations], book-art, and...‘[interactive] novelties.’ [A] truly original artist....” Existential art in collections of MoMA and The Whitney. Catalogue Raisonné of Cross-Media Editions Barbara Rosenthal 1968-2006 This is an on-demand, continually updated publication differentiated by edition date on lower right of front cover. This copy belongs to the 6th edition, designated as 6: 12/8/05. The first catalogue, 1968-2004 was prepared for the artist’s lecture at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pgh, PA, February 16, 2004, and acquired by The Fine Arts and Special Collections Department of the Hunt Library, CMU campus (monoprint: 2/11/04/1). Acquisitions of updated variations have been made by MoMA Special Collections Library (edition of 3: 4/11/04/1), Whitney Special Collections Library (3: 4/11/04/2), Brooklyn Museum Special Collections Library (4: 5/28/04/4 and 5: 5/2105). To receive copies of current edition, contact eMediaLoft.org 55 Bethune St. A-629, NY, NY 10014-2035 212.924.4893 [email protected] For further information about this artist, refer additionally to website URL’s: http://www.the-artists.org/artist/Rosenthal_Barbara.cfm http://www.emedialoft.org/artistspages/barbararosenthal.htm © eMediaLoft.org NYC Halloween, 2006 2 catalogue raisonné of cross-media editions 1968 - 2006 My work is a manifestation of my soul and psyche. Soul connects me to the universe, psyche to inner self: to DNA plus physical and mental experience. The work connects me to you. When ideas flash open, I write them into journals, and some force me to produce them. If they don’t like how I’m making them, they pilot me to change them (and, often, to spend a lot of money). Eventually, they let me know they are done with me, and finished, although with the caveat that they may return at any time for complete overhaul. Then the next stage is that they nag to be described. And taunt me to show them around. And guess what they mean. Every step, daily life throws obstacles and horrors in my path. But, while tip-toeing through each grueling misadventure, sometimes a picture is captured, a phrase immaterializes, or another idea lights the way. table of contents .4-9 26-33. .10-15 32-37. .16-17 38-41. .18-23 39. .24-25 42. .24-29 43. .28-29 44. 3 SPINES IN BLUEJEANS. TWO VARIATIONS Both in Editions of 3. 2005. VINYL DIPTYCH: 2 panels: composited images printed on smooth sturdy vinyl, 30”x54” each, hanging with grommets, TWO X-RAYS: 1 high-res digital image of two x-tays on gray panel, printed archivally on rag paper, 30”x54”. CLOTHING & SUPPORTS 2004 Suite of 10 digital prints on Arches 2”x3” each, Editions of 50. 4 BUTTON PIN & NAME BADGE SHIRTS SUITCASE, 2005 Suite of 4 shirts, 10- 2.5” image/text button-pins, 10- 2”x3” text name-badges, 10 “Clothing & Supports” badges, 10 “Brain Scans Button Pins”, Editon of 6 pinned shirts, each packaged in thick plastic clear zip- per-bags, with hangars, inside a clear suitcase. (Edition of 3 filled suitcases.) Also produced as digital photographic prints of each shirt at one moment in time. (Suite of 4, edition of 3.) ALTERED RAG CLOTHING : PINK Shirt. Oversized digital back-to-back prints, sewn & laminated, suite of 20, in progress. RAG-DRESS BIENNIAL PROCESSION: BERLIN, digital prints, sewn & laminated, suite of 4 (Berlin, London, Venice, Sao Paolo, New York), in progress. RAG DRESSES LINKED PROCESSION, 2005 Suite of 4 x-acto cut back-to-back digital prints of my scanned and altered rag-dresses being paraded as banners by altered Muybridge photographs of nude girls; fastened by brass rings; 10”x32” edition of 20. 5 RAG CLOTHING AND OTHER Saved THINGS Digital Prints of Altered Digital Photographs of Real Objects: Life-sized. In Progress. 6 RUBBERIZED RAG CLOTHING. Digital Prints of Altered Digital Photographs of Real Objects: Life-sized. In Progress. FRAMED RAGS AND RAG DRESSES Digital Prints of Altered Digital Photographs of Real Framed Rags, Mother’s Sewing Supplies, and Rag Clothing. Life-sized. In Progress. 8 preserved SCRAPS AND RAGS Digital Prints of Altered Digital Photographs of Real Framed, Bagged, or Rubberized Scrap Paper and Cloth: Life-sized. In Progress. NOTE all scrap paper, rags and rag clothing works are made from real materials saved, worn and used in real life. 9 wall works: photography based 1 Selenium-toned archival gelatin-silver photogram/photographs from 35mm negative of original and/or appropriated images. Prototypes on RC. One AP + Editions of 3. DETAIL: 5 HOUSES ON THE HORIZON B&W Silver Photographs 120” x 24”,’ (5- 13” x 20” panels) Center for Photography at Woodstock, 1994 SENSATIONS PHOTOBLOCK 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 10 LEFT/RIGHT PORTRAITS OF NEWSWORTHIES SATCHADANANDA / FONTEYN: EAST / WEST 6 re-photographed composited xeroxes of news photos. 4 thrice-exposed photographic prints of 6 negatives, two Photographic prints Edition of 3. 45” x 60,” 1990 of which are re-photographed appropriations. 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 16” x 16.” 16” x 18.” 20” x 24.” 20” x 24,” 1994 Yager Museum 1999 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 Yager Museum 1999 FISH, CUP, BIRD-HANDS, PLANE POODLE DOG / ABERRANT PALMS 2 original photographs from personal objects and 2 Photographs from xerox & TV appropriations, 2 Photostats performance, 2 rephotographed appropriations of xeroxed composited appropriations 54” x 80” composited on Amiga computer. 43” x 45” Fairfield Museum 1991 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 Yager Museum 1999 Yager Museum 1999 11 wall works: photography based 2 FEATHER / FLYER SWIMMER IN THE UNIVERSE / B&W Silver Photographs, 2 panels 24” x 40” SCIENTISTS ARE THE PRIESTS AND PROPHETS 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 B&W Silver Photographs with text-on-acetate photogram, 32” x 32,” 9 panels, 67” x 67” Westbeth Gallery 2004 WALKING IN THE ELEMENTS STARFISH / FOSSIL / TWINS B&W Silver Photographs, 3 panels, 20” x 32” B&W Silver Photographs, one rephotographed com- 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 posited appropriation. 4 panels, 32” x 32” Pulse Art 1995 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 Westbeth Gallery 2000 12 VIENNA PHOTOS MOCKINGBIRD / BROKEN PLATE 2 Unique Photostats, 20” x 40,” 1990 B&W Silver Photosgraphs, 16” x 16” 2 panels Dooley Le Cappelaine Gallery 1991 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 Yager Museum 1999 Yager Museum 1999 Westbeth Gallery 2001 Westbeth Gallery 2002 Monique Goldstrom Gallery 2003 DROWNING / SAVING 2 panels. Gelatin-silver of re-photographed offsets. 20” X 24,” 1991 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 TWINS TWINS 4 re-photographed Amiga-computer composited scans of original 35mm negatives. 36” x 48” PIERRE CURIE / VINCENT VAN GOGH Gelatin-Silver Photograms, 2 panels, 24” X 40,” 1998 AFFECTION / AFFECTATION 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 24” x 40,” Two panels. Gelatin-silver. Westbeth Gallery 1999 13 wall works: text based Electrostatic & Xerox prints on paper. One framed AP plus editions of 3. ART & ARTIST / PUT IT IN WRITING BAZOOKA JOE / BOOK VS. VIDEO Engineering Photocopy. AP and edition of 3. Engineering Photocopy, 36” x 46” AP and edition of 3. 60” x 90,” 3 panels. 1989 Dooley Le Cappelaine Gallery 1991 Dooley Le Cappelaine Gallery 1991 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 BARBED WIRE CHILDREN’S SHOES DOUBLEPRINT Engineering Photocopy. AP and edition of 3 on Arches. Engineering Photocopy, two passes. Framed Proofs. 36” x 48,” 1988 Monoprint on paper. 28” x 43,” 1989 Dooley Le Cappelaine Gallery 1991 (Also: suite of 25-11”x17” xeroxes of different pairs 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 of children’s shoes, editions of 10. Not pictured here.) 14 DEAD ASTRONAUT / LIVE ARTIST 7 Photographs, 35” x 45,” 1989 Dooley Le Cappelaine Gallery 1991 SURREALISTS ON ART 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 Photocopy. AP and editions of 3. 1989 17” x 99” when installed ( 9 panels horizontally) AVANT GARDE / CLASSICAL / MAINSTREAM HOMO FUTURUS WALL WORK Engineering Photocopy. AP and edition of 3. 41-segment Photocopy. 68” x 100.” Each segment 46” x 3,” 3 panels. 1989 11” x 14.” Edition of 3. Carlo Lamagna Gallery 1988 Dooley Le Cappelaine Gallery 1991 (Also: suites of 41-14”x17”and 41-8.5”x11” in edi- 450 Broadway Gallery 1994 tions of 10.) 15 The Big Bang Cockroach Group Therapy These 12 existential cartoons, “I don’t care what you say, I know they’re out to get me.” plus 12 more, are being worked into God Cartoon Snake Therapy calendars. In Progress. “The good news is that you aren’t paranoid. The “Good idea. I’ll pick it up from Day 8.” bad news is that you are the lowliest creature.” God’s Drawing Board Fish Tank tweet! tweet! tweet! “I think I’ll keep the ‘tweet.’” “It’s probably Christmas.” 16 Caveman Cartoons Caveman Cartoons “But do you think it would sell?” Caveman Cartoons Caveman Cartoons “Think! Think! Think!” “The rent, the rent, the rent!” Pig Talk Goats Dine Out “Think! Think! Think!” Goats Dine Out “I recommend the old tin can.” “I always root for the truffles.” 1 Ten suites of 10 to 30 images each. Editions of six, plus two AP’s, signed in pencil on verso. 11” x 14” full-frame 35mm black & white selenium-toned archival gelatin-silver photographs. Provenances and collections vary. See “Collections,” await future editions of this catalogue, or contact eMediaLoft.org Many images published in Clues to Myself, Sensations, Homo Futurus or Soul & Psyche.