John Kelsey

This book collects American artist Wade Guyton's (born 1972) digital paintings, produced for two exhibitions at the Galerie Chantal Crousel, staged six years apart. Using images often torn from books and magazines, Guyton prints his pieces onto canvas using scanners and inkjet technology.

Published on the occasion of Nora Schultz's exhibition Parrottree-Building for Bigger than Real, January 12 – February 23, 2014. It was Schultz's first solo museum show in the US and the first show curated at the Renaissance Society by new Chief Curator and Executive Director, Solveig Øvstebø. Nora Schultz: Parrottree is a unique and ambitious hybrid between exhibition catalog and artist’s book. Along with photo documentation of the Renaissance Society installation and an essay by the curator Solveig Øvstebø, the publication also includes The Parrot Magazine by Nora Schultz, a 64-page magazine "made by parrots for parrots and for all birds that need to integrate into human society under aggravated circumstances." Additionally, experimental writing pieces by Keren Cytter and Seth Price, and a visual art project by John Kelsey were all commissioned specifically for this book.

Master turning tools, and make new tools for yourself...you'll save money and build your skills at the lathe. Here are 21 practical, skill-building technical articles for woodturners of all skill levels-expert, shop-tested insight and advice from the pages of American Woodturner, journal of the American Association of Woodturners.Turning tools are expensive but the good news is, you can make most of them for yourself. That's because once you have learned how to sharpenturning tools, you've also acquired the skill and technology you need to make them for yourself.There's a knack to using every kind of turning tool, a set of skills and moves to cut the wood the way you want. This book shares a wealth of hard-wontool-using information developed by contemporary wood turners.This book will show you how to: - Save money and build skill by making your own turning tools from rods and bars of tool steel. If you know how to sharpen, you already know how to do it- Use the spindle roughing gouge for both roughing down and detailing- Make and use every kind of flat-bar tool, including skews, round-nose scrapers, and negative-rake scrapers- Make a set of cove tools from round steel rod, and use them to cut perfect coves- What steels to use and why, and how to recognize good steel in salvage and scrap- How to grind, harden and temper steel tools- How to make a point tool for detailing, a thin-kerf parting tool, a plug-and-inlay tool, and micro tools for small work- Why many bowl-turners prefer the side-ground gouge- How to make and use a traditional hook tool- Why carbide-tipped tools have taken the turning world by storm- and much more.

Everyone loves a beautiful wooden bowl...Bowls are the heart of woodturning todayHere are 14 skill-building and horizon-expanding articles for woodturners of all skill levels-expert, shop-tested insight and advice from the pages of American Woodturner, journal of the American Association of Woodturners.What you can learn from this book: - How to mount turning blanks on the lathe- How to manage the wood-drying process- Expert safety tips covering all aspects of bowl turning- A systematic view of bowl turning covering all the steps- including how to market your finished work- How to turn unusual wood such as burls- How to manage the bowl bottom- How to add a decorative rim of a complementary wood species- A clever method for making a hollow form without special tools- by turning two matching bowls and gluing them rim to rim- How to design, turn and decorate wooden platters for every purposeSince 1986, American Woodturner has been the leading journal for practical and reliable information written by woodturners for their fellow woodturners. Making and Using Turning Tools, which has been extracted from this authoritative resource, is available as a 64-page printed book or as a digital e-book readable on all your electronic devices.

Create great gifts and build turning skills by making holiday ornaments for everyone on your list Here are 19 delightful holiday projects for woodturners of all skill levels, shop-tested projects selected from the pages of American Woodturner, journal of the American Association of Woodturners. Holiday woodturning projects are so popular because they are skill-building and perhaps challenging to make. They are always fun to give, and they are a delight to receive. Better yet, they are unique expressions- no-one will find another at the mall. The skill-building projects in this book include: Two ingenious and lovely angels to hang on the tree or place on a holiday mantel display. Two designs for snowman ornaments, three designs for tree-themed ornaments, and four variations on the classic icicle ornament. A Santa Claus nutcracker with a jaw that really works, along with a plan for Mrs. Santa Claus. Ornamental snowflakes and a string of lights made entirely of wood. A commemorative medallion that can be unique for each recipient. Delightful acorn birdhouses, ornaments from pen-tube kits, hot-air balloons, and ingenious hollow bottles. There's something here that you can make for everyone on your gift-giving list. Since 1986, American Woodturner has been the leading journal for practical and reliable information written by woodturners for their fellow woodturners. Turning Holiday Ornaments, which has been extracted from this authoritative resource, is available as a 64-page printed book or as a digital e-book readable on all your electronic devices.

Woodworking is a useful and enjoyable skill that anyone can learn. If you've ever wished you knew how to make things out of wood, this book is the perfect place to start. You'll be amazed at how simple it is to build fun and practical wooden items as you work through the easy lessons inside. Each of the woodworking projects in this book can be completed in just a few hours. Designed to teach basic woodworking skills, they require only ordinary lumber and simple hand and power tools that you may already own. Each new project builds on what you learned before, allowing you to become more self-confident as your skills increase.

This comprehensive reference provides practical guidance for any homeowner who wants to create a more attractive yard. Written by landscaping experts, it provides time-tested, easy-to-follow instructions for designing and shaping an effective landscape plan. From growing lawns and planting trees, to putting in stone walkways or water elements, readers will discover the right way to do it. City dwellers, suburbanites and rural homesteaders alike will find a wealth of useful ideas for landscaping their properties, accompanied by clear step-by-step illustrations. This all-you-need-to-know reference will prove indispensable for both amateur and professional landscapers.

This book shows how to design, build and repair masonry like an expert, with the latest techniques and materials, step-by-step directions, safety advice and hundreds of colour illustrations. Basic techniques are described for working with mortar, making repairs to brick, mending concrete, attaching fastening and removing stains. A section on building with concrete discusses what can go wrong and why, with sage advice on preparing for the project, forms, pouring and finishing, footings and making adobe. Thorough coverage of masonry repairs and maintenance is also included, plus useful tips and special tricks of the trade.

Compiled for the first time here, the critic, artist, gallerist, dealer, translator John Kelsey's selected essays gamesomely convey some of the most poignant challenges in the art world and in the many social roles it creates. "When the critic chooses to become a smuggler, a hack, a cook, or an artist," Kelsey said at a 2007 conference at the St delschule in Frankfurt am Main, "it's maybe because criticism as such remains tied to an outmoded social relation." It is precisely this relation that Kelsey intends to not only critique but also to surpass. In this way, Kelsey's "Rich Texts" play the double role of explaining the art world and actively participating in it; they close the distance between the work of art and how we talk about it. Originally published in Artforum--where Kelsey is a contributing editor--Texte zur Kunst, Parkett, and various artists' catalogues, the essays compiled in Rich Texts have all been written over the last decade, and therefore embody a timeliness that strikes at the core of the contemporary art world and the crises that have come to define it.Institut f r Kunstkritik Series