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BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
2010
Burkhard, Lene. Wild Things, Brandts, Denmark: Kunsthallen Brandts. Text by Amanda Parmer. ISBN 978-87-7766-108-2
Farrell, Carissa. Visual, Visual Centre for Contemporary and The George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Carlow. Text by Valery Connon. ISBN 978-1-907537-00-4
2009
Diputacion Provincial De Zaragoza. La Pintura y sus Alrededores. Zaragoza, Spain: Palacio De Sastago. ISBN 978-84-9703-259-9
Kurzmeyer, Roman. Boden und Wand / Wand und Fenster. Helmhaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland: Edition Fink. ISBN 978-0-85488-160-4
Stanley, Michael. Anything Can Happen in a Horse Race. Milton Keynes, UK: Milton Keynes Gallery. ISBN 978-0-95576-106-5
2008
Batchelor, David. Colour. Documents of Contemporary Art. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-85488-160-4
2007
Citron, Bett. Pink. Mumbai, India: Merchandani+Stanruecker Gallery
Marcoci, Roxana. Comic Abstraction, image-breaking, image-making. New York, NY: The Museum of Modern Art, Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-87070-709-4
Vecchio, Marjorie. Whole Fragment. Reno, NV: Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Black Rock Press. ISBN 978-1-891033-36-0
Zuckerman Jacobson, Heidi. Like color in pictures. Aspen, CO: Aspen Art Museum
Susan Harris, Basic Divisions, Dieu Donné Lab Grant Program Publication series no. 9
2005
Grachos, Louis and Claire Schneider. Extreme Abstraction. Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Text by Louis Grachos and Claire Schneider. ISBN 1-887457-06-2
Lavin, Sylvia and Helen Furjàn with Penelope Dean. Crib Sheets. New York, NY: UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, The Monacelli Press. ISBN 1-58093-158-8
Mitchell, W.J.T. What do Pictures Want?. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago. Text by W.J.T. Mitchell. ISBN 0-226-53245-3
Moos, David. The shape of colour: excursions in colour field art, 1950-2005. Ontario, Canada: Art Gallery of Ontario. Text by David Moos, Robert Hobbs and Sarah K. Rich. ISBN 1-894243-45-5
Pagel, David and Terrie Sultan. Populence. Houston, TX: Blaffer Gallery, Art Museum of the University of Houston. Text by David Pagel and Terrie Sultan. ISBN 0-941193-31-4
Richer, Francesca and Matthew Rosenzweig. First works by 362 Artists. New York, NY: D.A.P. ISBN 1-933045-09-4
2004
De los Reyes, Alexa, What Does Love Have To Do With It. Boston, MA: Massachusetts College of Art. Texts by Libby Lumpkin and Lane Relyea. ISBN 0-9708357-6-0
Hegyi, Lòrànd. Settlements. Saint-Etienne, France: Fage editions
Legg, Helen, Kate Macfarlane and Katharine Stout. a kind of bliss. London, UK: The Drawing Room. Text by Helen Legg, Kate Macfarlane, and Katharine Stout. ISBN 0-9542668-1-1
Richards, Judith Olch. Inside the Studio: Two Decades of Talks with Artists in New York. New York: Independent Curators International. Text by Judith Olch Richards. ISBN 0-9163-6570-0.
2003
Gould, Claudia, Ingrid Schaffner. Polly Apfelbaum. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art. Essays by Tim Griffin, Irving Sandler, and Ingrid Schaffner. ISBN-88454-103-7
2002
Anderson, Maxwell. American Visionaries: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art. ISBN 0810968312
Burkard, Lene. Patterns: Between Object and Arabesque. Odense, Denmark: Kunsthalle Brandts Klaedefabrik. Text by Lene Burkard. ISBN 87-7766-111-7
2001
Armstrong, Philip, Laura Libson and Stephen Melville. As Painting: Division and Displacement. Columbus, OH: Wexner Center for the Arts. Text on Polly Apfelbaum by Laura Libson. ISBN 0-262-01183-2
Levin, Kim. Waterworks: U.S. Akvarell 2001. Skarhamn, Sweden: The Nordic Watercolor Museum. Texts by Kim Levin and Berndt Arell. ISBN 91-89477-06-5
Otto, Julia. Skulptur als Feld. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag. Text by Julia Otto. ISBN 3-7757-9076-4
2000
Ferris, Alison. Polly Apfelbaum: Installations 1996-2000. Brunswick, ME: Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Texts by Katy Kline and Alison Ferris. ISBN 0-916606-31-7
1999
Ferguson, Bruce W. and Louis Grachos. Postmark: An Abstract Effect. Santa Fe, NM: Site Santa Fe. Essays by Bruce Ferguson, David Moos, and David Pagel. ISBN 0-9650583-6-0
1998
Friis-Hansen, Dana. Abstract Painting Once Removed. Houston, TX: Contemporary Arts Museum. Texts by Dana Friis-Hansen, David Pagel, Raphael Rubenstein, and Peter Schjeldahl. ISBN 0-936080-44-2
Lumpkin, Libby. Polly Apfelbaum. Helsinki, Finland: Museum of Contemporary Art, Kiasma. Text by Libby Lumpkin. ISBN 951-53-1775-4
Watkins, Jonathan. Every Day. Sydney, Australia: The Bienniale of Sydney. Texts by Jonathan Watkins, Viktor Misiano, Djon Mundine, and Phatarawadee Phataranawik. ISBN 0-7313-8924-7
1997
Szeeman, Harald. Other: 4th Contemporary Art Biennial of Lyon. Lyon, France: Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Texts by Thierry Raspail and Thierry Prat, Hannes Bohringer, Cecilia Livererio Lavelli, Olivier Kaeppelin, and Harald Szeeman. ISBN 2-7118-3574
Wei, Lilly. After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting Since 1970. Staten Island, NY: Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Text by Lilly Wei.
1996
Wallenstein, Sven-Olov. Painting—The Extended Field. Stockholm, Sweden: Magasin 3. Text by Sven-Olov Wallenstein. ISBN 91-972986-0-3
Sultan, Terrie. Painting Outside Painting: 44th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. Washington, DC: The Corcoran Gallery of Art. Text by Terrie Sultan. Text on Polly Apfelbaum by David Pagel. ISBN 8756-4777
1995
Weibel, Peter. Pittura Immedia: Painting in the 90s. Klagenfurt, Germany: Verlag Ritter Klagenfurt. Texts by Peter Weibel. ISBN 3-85415-155-1
1994
Zelevansky, Lynn. Sense and Sensibility: Women Artists and Minimalism in the Nineties. New York: The Museum of Modern Art. Text by Lynn Zelevansky. ISBN 0-87070-120-7 / 0-8109-6131-8
1993
Cameron, Dan. Future Perfect. Vienna, Austria: Heiligenkreuzerhof Wien, Text by Dan Cameron. ISBN 3-86771-098-X
REVIEWS AND PREVIEWS
2010
Barliant, Claire. "Not Extractions but Abstractions." Time Out. July 19
Paige, Anne. "Fallen Paintings." The Billings Outpost. April 8
Smith, Roberta. "The Varieties Of Abstract Experience." The New York Times. August 6, 2010, p. C24
Smith, Roberta. "Studiowork." New York Times. July 16, p. C26
2009
Clark, Robert. "Exhibitions preview: Polly Apfelbaum, Milton Keynes." The Guardian. March 22
Clark, Robert. "Polly Apfelbaum." Art Monthly. March
2008
Harvey, Heather. "Polly Apfelbaum, Solvent Space." Sculpture Magazine. April
2007
Coorner, Martin, "Polly Apfelbaum." Time Out London. July 30
Cotter, Holland, Moma Plunge", The New York Times. July 27
Dang, Gitanjali. "where there's pink there's a way." HT Café, Mumbai, August 16
Dambrot, Shana Nys. "Polly Apfelbaum, Angles Gallery." Modern Painters. April p. 97, illus.
Dormont, Linda "The Hand Making." Art Matters. June, pp. 23-25
Greben S., Deidre. "Polly Abfelbaum and John Giorno." Artnews. Summer, p. 99, illus.
Green, Malcomi (Translation). "Slingball." exhibit in the Monchehaus-Museum for modern art Goslar 12.5.-1.7
Harvey, Heather. "Knee- Deep in Oeuvre", Style Weekly. June 20,
Maddox, Georgina. "Inside Ouside – A New Yorker in love with Indian Art." Art Beat, The Indian Express. August 6
Mallika Advani, "Check In" Art Beat, The Indian Express. August 13
Naves, Mario. "Painters Shape Up for Summer." The New York Observer. July 31
Newhall, Edith. "Flower Prints Leave a Large Impression." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19
Newhall, Edith. "A short course in abstract art." The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 11
Newhall, Edith. "Art that borrows from crafts." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Friday, April 20, illus.
Pagel, David. "Focusing on Art's Ragged Edges". The Los Angeles Times. January 19, p. E22, illus.
Steffy, Melinda. "Big Love at Locks Gallery." The Evening Bullettin. October 19
Wilson, Mary, "The Fallen Painter", Philadelphia City Paper. April
2006
Avgikos, Jan. "Polly Apfelbaum." Artforum. March, p. 291, illus.
Sheets, Hilarie M. "Polly Apfelbaum." Artnews. March p. 131, illus.
2005
Hirsch, Faye. "Abstract Generation." Art in America. October, pp. 122-129, 191, illus.
Johnson, Ken. "Polly Apfelbaum: Cartoon Garden." The New York Times. December 2, p. E29
Linsley, Robert. "The Shape of Colour." Canadian Art
Milroy, Sarah. "Boom! Splash! Liking that Colour." The Globe and Mail. June 25
"Sudden Revelations Found in Fields of Colour." National Post. June 2
2004
Bembnister, Theresa. "Pretty Polly." The Pitch. June 20-24, p. 31, illus.
Bonetti, David. "Apfelbaum makes flowers bloom in the winter." The St. Louis Post- Dispatch. February 1.
City Star. July 4, 2004, pp. H1 and H3, illus.
Henry, Clare. "Dyeing for Acclaim." Financial Times. July 12
Lyon, Christopher. "Report From Poland I: Constructing a Biennial." Art in America. April, pp. 55-59, illus.
"Polly Apfelbaum's 'Fallen Paintings' at the Kemper Museum." Kansas CityMagazine. July, illus.
Thorson, Alice. "Apfelbaum faces uncertain times with beauty and art." The Kansas
2003
Auricchio, Laura. "Polly Apfelbaum, Today I Love Everybody." TimeOut New York. No. 397, May 8-15, p. 61, illus.
Dailey, Meghan. "Preview: Polly Apfelbaum." Artforum, 52
Demos, T.J. "Polly Apfelbaum." Artforum. October, p. 176, illus.
Hirsch, Faye. "Working Proof: Print Reviews." Art on Paper. January-February, pp. 66-69, illus.
Herbert, Martin. "Polly Apfelbaum." Frieze. October, p. 120
Institute of Contemporary Art. Vol. 22 No. 5, p. 15, illus.
Jana, Reena. "Polly Apfelbaum." ARTnews. Summer, p. 158, illus.
Lloyd, Ann Wilson. "Seamstress of 'Splats' and 7,000 Asterisks." The New York Times
McQuaid, Kate. "Giving meaning to flower power." The Boston Globe. November 29, 2003, pp. D1-D2
Myers, Terry R. "Polly Apfelbaum." Art US. November-December, p. 38-39, illus.
Newhall, Edith. "Polly Apfelbaum." ARTnews. October, p. 138, illus.
Rice, Robin. "Puh-leeze Don't Squeeze the Artwork." Philadelphia City Paper. June 19-25
Sozanski, Edward J. "Colors, questions to floor you." The Philadelphia Inquirer May 11, p. H10, illus.
Spaid, Sue. "Sumptuous Smorgasbord." City Beat. December 10, p. 55, illus.
Stoilas, Helen. "Polly Apfelbaums: ICA Philadelphia." The Art Newspaper. May p. 7
Znamierowski, Nell. "Polly Apfelbaum: Fallen Paintings." Fiber Arts Magazine. November-December p. 60-61, illus.
2002
Higgie, Jennifer. "Spookie Knowledge." Frieze. May, p. 87, illus.
Pagel, David. "A Supersatured Return to the Spirit of the Punk Era." Los Angeles Times. May 10, p. F26, illus.
2001
Coles, Alex. "Drawings, Frith Street Gallery." Art Monthly. May, pp. 30-32, illus.
Gordon, Wesley. "Polly Apfelbaum." New Art Examiner. Vol 9, No 6, p. 54, illus.
Spaeth, Catherine. "As Painting." New Art Examiner. Vol 29, No 1, illus.
2000
Addison, Laura. "Velvet ground. Polly Apfelbaum's Materialism." Portland Phoenix. February 4, illus.
Cann, Valerie. "Apfelbaum's bolts of fabric loaded with fun and intrigue." Maine Sunday Telegram. February 20
Dailey, Meghan. "Polly Apfelbaum, 'Powerpuff'." Time Out New York. November 23–30, 75, illus.
Frank, Peter. "Polly Apfelbaum, Kate Shepherd, Pure De(sign)." Los Angeles Weekly. April 13, illus.
Gold, Donna. "Eye of the Beholder." Maine Times. February 17
Myers, Terry R. "Polly Apfelbaum." Artext. 70, August-October: 86
Newhall, Edith. "The Fabric of her Life." New York Magazine. November 20, p. 123, illus.
Ollman, Leah. "Fabric Pieces Revel in the Joy of Color." Los Angeles Times. March 31
Phillips, Autumn. "Roll out the art." Casco Bay Weekly. January 27, illus.
Williams, Alena. "Polly Apfelbaum." art issues. Summer, illus.
"Working Proof." Art on Paper. January/February
1998
Cotter, Holland. "A Tour Through Chelsea." New York Times. May, p. E33
1997
Baker, Kenneth. "Polly Apfelbaum's Suggestive Scatterings." San Francisco Chronicle. July 31, p. C1, illus.
Bonetti, David. "Gallery Watch." San Francisco Examiner. August 1, illus.
Condon, Elizabeth. "Polly Apfelbaum/ Lynn McCarty." NewArt Examiner. Vol 25, No 7, March-April, p. 44, illus.
Conrads, Martin. "Popund Glam." Zitty. February 28, illus.
Helfand, Greg. "Polly Apfelbaum." San Francisco Bay Guardian. July 30, illus.
Kreis, Elfie. "Ein Toast auf den Samt." Tagelspiegel. Feb 18, illus.
Porges, Maria. "Polly Apfelbaum San Francisco Art Institute." Artforum. November, pp. 120-121, illus.
Rubenstein, Raphael. "Polly Apfelbaum." Art in America. January, p. 93, illus.
1996
Edelman, Robert G. "Polly Apfelbaum." art press. Issue 218, November, pp. 70-1
Landi, Anne. "Polly Apfelbaum." Art News. 95.9, October 1996, pp. 136-7, illus.
Schwendener, Martha. "Polly Apfelbaum." Time Out NY. September 4-11, p. 33, illus.
Smith, Roberta. "Polly Apfelbaum." New York Times. September 6, p. E19
Thurson, Alice. "Polly Apfelbaum." Kansas City Star. October 27, p. J3.
1995
Glueck, Grace. "Polly Apfelbaum." New York Observer. April 10
Hess, Elizabeth. "Minimal Women." Village Voice. July 15
Karmel, Pepe. "Color: Sign, system, sensibility." New York Times. July 21
Schaffner, Ingrid. "Polly Apfelbaum." Artforum. Vol 33, No 10, Summer, p. 107
Zimmer, William. "An Existential Installation." New York Times. October 30
1994
Smith, Roberta. "Exhibition review." New York Times. February 15
1993
Braff, Phyliss. "Hybrid Sculpture." New York Times. June 13
Smith, Roberta. "Yours." New York Times. January 15
1992
Avgikos, Jan. "Polly Apfelbaum." Artforum. Vol 30, No 10, Summer, p. 109, illus.
Cameron, Dan. "(Critical Edge) The Changing Tide." Art & Auction. January
Levin, Kim. "Choices." Village Voice. April 7
Mahoney, Robert. "There is a light..." Arts Magazine. Vol 66, No 8, April, p. 91, illus.
Smith, Roberta. "Polly Apfelbaum." New York Times. April 3
Smith, Roberta. "Abstraction: A Trend That May Be Coming Back." New York Times. January 10
1991
Pagel, David. "Polly Apfelbaum." Lapiz No 80, October: 83.
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1990
Grundberg, Andy. "A Force of Repetition." New York Times. August 24
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Smith, Roberta. "Suggestive Objects." New York Times. April 27
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1989
Levin, Kim. "Voice Choices." Village Voice. December 12
1988
Phillips, Patricia C. Exhibition review. Artforum. Vol 27, No 1, September, p. 141, illus.
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1987
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1986
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FEATURE ARTICLES
2009
Falconer, Morgan. "Polly Apfelbaum." Art World. April/May 2009, pp. 88-91
"Polly Apfelbaum." Art Monthly. No. 324 March, pp. 34
2008
Hildreth, York "Seen from Above Surface." Design. Spring, pp. 22-29
2007
Depanjiana Pal, "Graphic Detail: Polly Apfelbaum." Time Out Mumbai, August
Harvey, Heather, "Knee-Deep in Oeuvre." Style. June 20, p. 33
Reena, Jana, "How It Was Done, Flower Pop." In the studio with Polly Apfelbaum. Art on Paper. November/December v.11 No.2, pp. 34-35, illus.
Wilson, Mary, "The Fallen Painter", City Paper. April 10
2005
Colman, David. "Polly Apfelbaum." Elle Décor. December, pp. 66-68, illus.
2004
Contemporary Artists." Art Journal. Vol. 63, no.2, Summer, pp. 72
Herbert, Martin. "How Much Paint Does It Take to Make A Painting." Modern Painters. Autumn, pp. 82-85, illus.
Siegel, Jeanne. "Eva Hesse's Influence Today? Conversations with Three Contemporary Artists." Art Journal. Vol. 63, no.2, Summer, pp. 72
Westfall, Stephen. "Formalism's Poetic Frontier," Art in America. January, pp. 70-75, 115, cover illus.
2003
Bauer, Marilyn. "Artist lays out her work." The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 5, p. 96, illus.
Gugelberger, Rachel. "Grounded." Visual Arts Journal. pp. 9-10, illus.
Lloyd, Anne Wilson. "Seamstress of 'Splats' and 7,000 Asterisks." New York Times. May 11, p. 21, illus.
"Polly Apfelbaum." City Beat. November 19, illus.
2001
Shears, Jenny. "Whirlygig." Surface. Issue 31, p. 160, illus.
Stein Greben, Deidre. "Stain Power." Art News. 100.6, June, p. 98-105, illus.
Rubenstein, Raphael. "Import/Export: Opening the Field." Art In America. October, pp. 56-60, illus.
1999
Ryan, David. "Interdeterminate Relations." Contemporary Visual Arts. Issue 23, pp. 43-54, illus.
1998
Pagel, David. "Color Them Retro." Los Angeles Times. August 16:6, pp. 61-62.
1997
Rubinstein, Raphael. "Abstraction Out of Bounds." Art In America. November, pp. 104-115, illus.
Wachtmeister, Marika. "Kvinna med ratt att pyssla." Femina. June 6, pp. 152-155, illus.
1996
Apfelbaum, Polly. "From Fold to Fold (artist's statement)." New Observation. January-February, p. 12
Apfelbaum, Polly. "A Partial Taxonomy." Journal of Art and Philosophy. Issue 5
Bell, Tiffany. "Polly Apfelbaum's Medley of Signs." Art In America. February, pp. 78-81, illus.
Pagel, David. "Polly Apfelbaum: Ring-A-Ring-A-Roses." Art & Text. January, pp. 48-53, illus.
1995
Pagel, David. "Polly Apfelbaum: Constelaciones de color." Lapiz. Summer
1994
Butler, Cornelia. "Just Another Color." Neuberger Museum of Art, September
Princenthal, Nancy. "Interview." Art in General. January
1993
Mahney, Robert. "Polly Apfelbaum." Brochure essay, Ramarine Gallery, March
1992
Apfelbaum, Polly. "The Question of Gender in Art (artist's statement)." Tema Celeste. Fall, p. 37-38.
Scott, Andrea K. "An Eloquent Silence." Tema Celeste. Fall, pp. 37-38
1991
Pagel, David. "Fortune's Orbit." Arts Magazine. Vol 65 No 5, January, pp. 39-43
1989
Westfall, Stephen. "Three Interviews." Bomb. Spring, pp. 38-39, illus.