Cases of citation

Cases of citation, Volume 1, is a scholarly examination of artists who integrated literary references into their creative work from the 1960s onward. This art history text explores how literary citation became a critical strategy for diverse creators, including David Wojnarowicz, Lis Rhodes, Romare Bearden, and Silvia Kolbowski. By analyzing nine specific artworks, the book examines the relationship between visual art and authors such as Gertrude Stein and Jean Genet.

This volume of art criticism and theory utilizes object-focused chapters to analyze the intersection of modernism and text. It includes an interview with feminist artist Elaine Reichek regarding her career-long engagement with written language. The collection applies various critical angles to challenge how viewers read textual citations in 20th and 21st century art, spanning American, Asian, and Chinese movements.