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* "Les Levine: We Are Still Alive", ''Parachute'' 2 (Jan-Mar 1976), pp 23-26. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | * "Les Levine: We Are Still Alive", ''Parachute'' 2 (Jan-Mar 1976), pp 23-26. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | ||
* "We Are Still Alive", ''MayDay'' 1:2 (1976), pp 8-19. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | * "We Are Still Alive", ''MayDay'' 1:2 (1976), pp 8-19. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | ||
− | * ''Media: The Bio-Tech Rehearsal for Leaving the Body'', Calgary, Alta: Alberta College of Art Gallery, 1979, 112 pp. A collection of essays, poems, and documentation. | + | * ''Media: The Bio-Tech Rehearsal for Leaving the Body'', Calgary, Alta: Alberta College of Art Gallery, 1979, 112 pp. A collection of essays, poems, and documentation. [http://www.scartissue.org/publications/pdfs/leslevineext.pdf Extract]. |
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− | * ''Conceptual Decorative: Prints by Les Levine, 1965-1970 / Conceptuel decoratif: estampes de Les Levine, 1965-1970'', Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1971, 24 pp. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | + | * ''Conceptual Decorative: Prints by Les Levine, 1965-1970 / Conceptuel decoratif: estampes de Les Levine, 1965-1970'', Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1971, 24 pp. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] [http://www.artecontemporanea.com/conceptual-decorative-prints-by-les-levine-1965-1970/] |
+ | * ''Les Levine Copies Everyone'', Toronto: Isaacs Gallery, 1973, 156 pp. [http://www.artecontemporanea.com/les-levine-copies-everyone/] [http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/ref/collection/jfabc/id/2065] | ||
* ''Les Levine'', Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, c1974, 32 pp. Texts by Gregory Battcock, David Bourdon, Jack Burnham, John Perreault, Catherine Levine. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | * ''Les Levine'', Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, c1974, 32 pp. Texts by Gregory Battcock, David Bourdon, Jack Burnham, John Perreault, Catherine Levine. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gquqnLOBH9gC&pg=PA648] | ||
− | * '' | + | * ''Art Can See - Medienskulptur'', ed. Johann-Karl Schmidt, Hatje Cantz, 1997, 180 pp. With texts by Isabel Greschat, Thomas McEvilley, and Johann-Karl Schmidt. {{en}}/{{de}} [http://www.hatjecantz.de/les-levine-3633-0.html] |
; Literature | ; Literature |
Revision as of 00:11, 18 April 2015
Les Levine (Dublin, 1935) is a pioneer of video and media art, living in New York City.
- Writings
- "The Disposable Transient Environment", Artscanada 25:1 (Apr 1968), pp 27-30. [1]
- "Red Tape", Design Quarterly 78-79 (1970), pp 37-41. [2]
- "The Information Fallout", in Conceptual Decorative: Prints by Les Levine, 1965-1970, Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1971. Adapted from a paper written for a catalogue to the Recorded Activities (1970).
- "What Can the Government of Canada Do For You?", Impulse 4:3 (Fall 1975), pp 1-20. [3]
- "Les Levine: We Are Still Alive", Parachute 2 (Jan-Mar 1976), pp 23-26. [4]
- "We Are Still Alive", MayDay 1:2 (1976), pp 8-19. [5]
- Media: The Bio-Tech Rehearsal for Leaving the Body, Calgary, Alta: Alberta College of Art Gallery, 1979, 112 pp. A collection of essays, poems, and documentation. Extract.
- Interviews
- Thelma R. Newman, "The Artist Speaks: Les Levine", Art in America 57:6 (Nov-Dec 1969), pp 86-93. [6]
- Davidson Gigliotti, "Les Levine Interview", The Early Video Project, 2000. Recorded 9 Dec 1999.
- Catalogues
- Conceptual Decorative: Prints by Les Levine, 1965-1970 / Conceptuel decoratif: estampes de Les Levine, 1965-1970, Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1971, 24 pp. [7] [8]
- Les Levine Copies Everyone, Toronto: Isaacs Gallery, 1973, 156 pp. [9] [10]
- Les Levine, Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, c1974, 32 pp. Texts by Gregory Battcock, David Bourdon, Jack Burnham, John Perreault, Catherine Levine. [11]
- Art Can See - Medienskulptur, ed. Johann-Karl Schmidt, Hatje Cantz, 1997, 180 pp. With texts by Isabel Greschat, Thomas McEvilley, and Johann-Karl Schmidt. (English)/(German) [12]
- Literature
- Jill Johnston, "Liking Things for What They Are", Canadian Art 23:3 (Jul 1966), pp 15-17. [13]
- Joanna Marsden Woods, "Le Canada a la Biennale de Paris: Les Levine", Vie des Arts 56 (Autumn 1969), pp 40-43. (French)
- Jack Burnham, "Les Levine: Business as Usual", Artforum International 8:8 (Apr 1970), pp 40-43; repr. in Burnham, The Great Western Salt Works, New York: G. Braziller, 1974, pp 39-46. [14]
- Jack Burnham, "Les Levine and the Troubles", Arts Magazine 47:6 (Apr 1973), pp 56-59. [15]
- Barbara Cavaliere, et al., Limited Editions of Hand Printed Etchings by Les Levine, New York: Artist Profusions, 1979, 64 pp.
- Jacqueline Fry, "'We Are Still Alive' de Les Levine ou 'La provocation ratee'", Parachute 3 (Apr-Jun 1976), pp 19-22. (French) [16]
- Gene Youngblood, "Les Levine: Iris", section in Youngblood, Expanded Cinema, New York: Dutton, 1970, pp 338-341, HTML.
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