In this landmark work, Jed Perl captures the excitement of a generation of legendary artists–Jackson Pollack, Joseph Cornell, Robert Rauschenberg, and Ellswor

Presented in conjunction with the September 2000 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, this volume presents the complex story of the proliferation of the arts

City-making is an art, not a formula. The skills required to re-enchant the city are far wider than the conventional ones like architecture, engineering and lan

"New York City Department of Cultural Affairs."

Anyone interested in art and architecture, or in the best and worst aspects of the modern city, will relish this compelling and eminently readable history of Ne