Nineteenth Century Shirvan Rug

In his fascinating and exhaustive study of the tribal rugs of Central Asia, Brian W. MacDonald deciphers many of the diagrammatic motifs such as symbols to ward off evil spirits embedded in the dense geometry of these textiles. He also comments on the impact of Islam on Caucasian rug designs: “The restrictions placed on the representation of natural forms led to the inventive creation of highly stylized floral and animal shapes… Without the restrictions imposed by Islam, the field of tribal art would perhaps never have been expanded in such a bold and exciting way.”

1 Quoted in Timothy Murray, “What’s Happening,” Diacritics, Autumn, 1984, Vol. 14, No. 3, Special Issue on the Work of Jean- Francois Lyotard, Autumn, 1984, pp. 99–113

2 Lucy Ives, “New Impressions of the Human,” Art in America, April 2022. https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/raymond-rousselsurrealism-new-impressions-human-1234626838/ Accessed March 18, 2023. “At the time of their deaths in 2010 and 2014, respectively, the artists and architects Arakawa and Madeline Gins had some twelve books by or about Roussel in their Manhattan studio. Aside from several volumes of his complete works, these included extremely rare titles such as a 1964 issue of the French journal Bizarre, edited by Jean Ferry and entirely devoted to Roussel’s work, along with a 1977 issue of L’Arc, also dedicated to Roussel and including commentary by Alain Robbe-Grillet and Michel Butor. They were obviously quite interested in him.”

3 Gianfranco Baruchello and Henry Martin, Why Duchamp: An Essay on Aesthetic Impact (New Paltz: McPherson and Company, 1985), 83.

4 Clare Elliott, Forrest Bess: Seeing Things Invisible, (Houston: Menil Collection, 2013), 17.

5 Forrest Bess to Carl Jung, March 3, 1955, quoted in Frank N. Mcmillan II and David Ross, “Synchronicity at the Crossroad: Frank McMillan Jr., Forrest Bess, and Carl Jung,” Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche 6, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 99.

6 Arthur C. Danto, “Four-and-twenty blackboards,” Times Literary Supplement (London, UK), December 17, 1993.

7 Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Thomas Chimes: The Body in Spirals (Philadelphia: Locks Gallery, 2014), 18.

8 Ibid, 13.

9 Quoted in Michael Tucker, “Visions of an Enchanted Life,” in Alan Davie: The Quest for the Miraculous (Brighton: University of Brighton Gallery, 1993), 9.

10 Maika Pollack, “Agnes Denes by Maika Pollack,” Interview Magazine, May 18, 2015, https://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/agnes-denes

11 Louis Bury, “The Physical Labor of Writing,” Hyperallergic, March 2, 2023, https://hyperallergic.com/802850/the-physical-labor-of-writingrenee-gladman.

12 “Verbatim: Joanne Greenbaum,” Art in America, April 2, 2014, https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/interviews/verbatim-joannegreenbaum-56385

13 Alfred Jensen, interview by Regina Bogat Jensen, August 1977.

14 Peter Schjeldahl, “Jensen’s Difficulty,” in Alfred Jensen: Paintings and Works on Paper (New York: Guggenheim Museum, 1985), 23.

15 Chris Martin, “Reflections on Alfred Jensen,” The Brooklyn Rail, January–February 2002, https://brooklynrail.org/2002/01/artseen/ reflections-on-alfred-jensen

16 Barry Le Va, “Barry Le Va by Saul Ostrow,” interview by Saul Ostrow, Bomb, July 1, 1997, https://bombmagazine.org/articles/barry-le-va.

17 India Nielsen, “In conversation with: Chris Martin,” im labor, June 14, 2021, https://imlabor.org/journal/interview/013/

18 Stephen Mueller, “Stephen Mueller by Joe Fyfe,” interview by Joe Fyfe, Bomb, April 1, 2001, https://bombmagazine.org/articles/stephenmueller

19 Robert Storr, “The Map Room: A Visitor’s Guide,” in Mapping (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1994), 13.

20 Thomas McEvilley, “The Case of Julian Schnabel,” in Julian Schnabel: Paintings 1975–1986 (London: Whitechapel, 1986), 19

21 Amy Sillman, “Notes on the Diagram,” in Amy Sillman, Faux Pas: Selected Writings and Drawings, Expanded Edition (Paris: After 8 Books, 2022), 149.

22 Yve-Alain Bois, “Comic Intent,” in Amy Sillman: The All-Over (Frankfurt: Portikus, 2017), 144.

23 Wadada Leo Smith, “Wadada Leo Smith by John Corbett,” interview by John Corbett, Bomb, July 15, 2016, https://bombmagazine.org/articles/ wadada-leo-smith

24 Rosellen Brown, "The Renaissance and the Radio (A Writer Asks Five Questions of a Painter)," in Gael Stack: A Survey, 1974–1989 (Houston: Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, 1989), 23.

25 Erin Manning, “Relationscapes: How Contemporary Aboriginal Art Moves Beyond the Map,” Cultural Studies Review 13 (2007): 141.

26 Dannielle Tegeder, “Dannielle Tegeder with Sarah Goffstein,” interview by Sarah Goffstein, The Brooklyn Rail, November 2016, https:// brooklynrail.org/2016/11/art/dannielle-tegeder-with-sarah-goffstein.

27 Bernar Venet, “A Summary of Reponses to Basic Questions,” in Bernar Venet: Writings 1975–2003 (Lenox: Hard Press Editions, 2004), 26.

28 Andrew Paul Woolbright, “Ouattara Watts: Paintings,” The Brooklyn Rail, May 2022, https://brooklynrail.org/2022/05/artseen/Ouattara-WattsPaintings

29 Mark Ford, Raymond Roussel and the Republic of Dreams (Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2000), 238.

30 Frank André Jamme, “Fumbling for the Keys: Notes on Tantric Painting,” in Tantra Song: Tantric Painting from Rajasthan (Los Angeles: Siglio, 2011), 100.