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Klaus Ottmann - Bibliography

Books:

Ottmann, Klaus, Philippe Vergne and Kerry Brougher. Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 2010. Hardcover, 320 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0935640940. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus (Introduction) and Enrique Martinez Celaya. Enrique Martinez Celaya: Collected Writings and Interviews, 1990-2010. University of Nebraska Press. November 1, 2010. Paperback, 272 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0803234740. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. Yves Klein: Works and Writings. Ediciones Polígrafa. 2010. Hardcover, 160 pages, Language English, ISBN: 8434312107. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings 1972-2008. D Giles Ltd. 2010. Hardcover, 112 pages, Language English, ISBN: 1904832733. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. Fairfield Porter: Raw - The Creative Process of an American Master. D Giles Ltd. 2010. Hardcover, 96 pages, Language English, ISBN: 1904832725. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus (Translator and Introduction) and F.W.J. Schelling. Philosophy and Religion. (1804) Spring Publications. 2010. Paperback, 112 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0882145932. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus (Editor). The Human Argument: The Writings of Agnes Denes. Spring Publications. 2008. Paperback, 320 pages, Language English, ISBN: 088214569X. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus (Translator and Introduction). Overcoming the Problematics of Art: The Writings of Yves Klein. Spring Publications. 2007. Paperback, 232 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0882145681. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. Open EV+A 2007: A Sense of Place. Limerick City Gallery of Art. 2007. Paperback, 127 pages, Language English, ISBN: 094684691X. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. Still Points of the Turning World: SITE Santa Fe's Sixth International Biennial. Santa Fe: SITE Santa Fe, 2006. Hardcover, Language English, ASIN: B003AWPQT0. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. Thought Through My Eyes: Writings on Art, 1977-2005. Putnam. Spring Publications. 2006. Paperback, 334 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0882145789. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Rest is Silence: James Lee Byars. Mary Boone, Perry Rubenstein, and Michael Werner Galleries. 2006. Hardcover, Language English, ISBN: 1885013493. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus (Translator) Gershom Scholem. Alchemy and Kabbalah. Spring Publications. 2006. Paperback, 112 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0882145665. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus (Editor). Color Symbolism: The Eranos Lectures. Spring Publications. 2005. Paperback, 336 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0882145541. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus and Pamela Auchincloss. Social Strategies: Redefining Social Realism. University of Washington Press. 2003. Paperback, 72 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0295983256. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Genius Decision: The Extraordinary and the Postmodern Condition. Spring Publications. 2004. Paperback, 186 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0882145754. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. James Lee Byars: Life, Love, and Death. Hatje Cantz. 2004. Hardcover, 160 pages, Language German and English, ISBN: 3775713689. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Essential™ Mark Rothko. Harry N. Abrams. 2003. Hardcover, 112 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0810958260. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Genius Decision: The Extraordinary and the Postmodern Condition. Dissertation. European Graduate School. 2002.

Ottmann, Klaus. Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective. Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2000. Hardcover, 204 pages, Language English, ISBN: 3775709452. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Essential™ Michelangelo. New York; Harry N. Abrams. 2000. Hardcover, 112 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0810958171. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. Mark Morrisroe. Twin Palms Publishers. 1999. Hardcover, 220 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0944092624. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Chapters in Books:

Ottmann, Klaus. “The Human Form Divine: Wangechi Mutu’s ‘Enceptual’ Art/Götter in Menschengestalt: Wangechi Mutus ‘enzeptionelle’ Kunst” in: Wangechi Mutu. Deutsche Guggenheim. 2010. Hardcover, 124 pages, Language German and English, ISBN: 3775727019. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. “A Conversation with Wolfgang Laib,” in Wolfgang Laib. Fondazione Merz. 2010. Hardcover, 136 pages, Language English, ISBN: 8877572434. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. “YVES le philosophe," in: Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 2010. Hardcover, 320 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0935640940. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "The Ethos of Tobi Kahn's Sacred Spaces," in: Tobi Kahn: Sacred Spaces for the 21st Century. D. Giles. November 25, 2009. Hardcover, 212 pages, Language English, ISBN: 1904832644. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "From Grief to Spring." in: Joan Snyder:...And Seeking the Sublime. Nielsen Gallery. 2008. Paperback, Language English, ASIN: B002K7BDVG. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "From the Other Side (De l'autre côte)." in: Terrie Sultan (Editor). Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space. Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston. 2008. Hardcover, 196 pages, Language English, ISBN: 097780285X. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "Somewhere in the 20th Century." in: Carsten Nicolai: Static Fades. JRP|Ringier. March 1, 2008. Paperback, 160 pages, Language English, ISBN: 3905770636. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "The Unattended Moment." in: The Rest is Silence: James Lee Byars. Mary Boone, Perry Rubenstein, and Michael Werner Galleries. 2006. Hardcover, Language English, ISBN: 1885013493. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "Painting Heads." in: Tony Bevan. Tony Bevan: A Retrospective View on His Paintings. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez. 2005. Hardcover, Language English, Spanish and Catalan, ISBN: 8448241517. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "Robert Grosvenor as an American." in: Robert Grosvenor. Fundacao De Serralves. 2005. Hardcover, Language English and Portuguese, 160 pages, ISBN: 9727391400. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "Introduction." in: Pierre Restany. Yves Klein: Fire at the Heart of the Void. Spring Publications. 2005. Paperback, 132 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0882145649. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "Gateways of the Now: Remarks on the Drawings of Wolfgang Laib." in: The Essence of the Real: Wolfgang Laib - Drawings and Photographs. Kunstmuseum. 2005. Hardcover, 151 pages, Language English and German, ISBN: 392979067X. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Ottmann, Klaus. "James Lee Byars: A Lifetime's Death in Love," in: James Lee Byars: The Perfect Silence. Whitney Museum of American Art. 2004 (exhibition brochure).

Ottmann, Klaus. "Beyond Transcendence." in: The Inward Eye: Transcendence in Contemporary Art. Contemporary Arts Museum. 2002. Paperback, 112 pages, Language English, ISBN: 093608071X. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.

Exhibits:

Ottmann, Klaus. Fairfield Porter: Raw—The Creative Process of an American Master. Parrish Art Museum, April 11–June 13, 2010.

Ottmann, Klaus. Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings 1972-2008. Parish Art Museum. June 20 - August 8, 2010.

Ottmann, Klaus. OPEN e v+ a 2007: a sense of place. Limerick, Ireland, March – June 2007.

Ottmann, Klaus. Bodies of Desire: Works on Paper by Willem De Kooning and Chloe Piene. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, January – February 2007.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Materialization of SEnsibility: Art & Alchemy. Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York, September – October 2006.

Ottmann, Klaus. SITE Santa Fe's Sixth International Biennial: Still Points of the Turning World. SITE Santa Fe, July 2006 – January 2007.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Rest is Silence: James Lee Byars. Mary Boone, Perry Rubenstein, and Michael Werner Galleries, New York, April – June 2006.

Ottmann, Klaus. Life, Love and Death: The Works of James Lee Byars. Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt am Main, Germany (May – July 2004); Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Strasbourg, France, December 2004 – March 2005.

Ottmann, Klaus and Pamela Auchincloss. Social Strategies: Redefining Social Realism. University Art Museum, University of California at Santa Barbara, March – May 2003.

Ottmann, Klaus and Pamela Auchincloss. Social Strategies: Redefining Social Realism. University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, Ill., August – October 2003.

Ottmann, Klaus and Pamela Auchincloss. Social Strategies: Redefining Social Realism. The Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, La., August – October 2004.

Ottmann, Klaus. Extreme Existence. Pratt Manhattan Gallery, Pratt Institute, New York, September 2002.

Ottmann, Klaus. Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., October 2000.

Ottmann, Klaus. Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective. Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, February 2001.

Ottmann, Klaus. Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective. Dallas Museum of Art, May 2001.

Ottmann, Klaus. Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, September 2001.

Ottmann, Klaus. Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective. Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, Ca., January 2002.

Ottmann, Klaus. Wolfgang Laib: A Retrospective. Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany, October 2002.

Ottmann, Klaus. Mark Morrisroe: My Life. Polaroids 1977-1989. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1996.

Ottmann, Klaus. Mark Morrisroe: My Life. Polaroids 1977-1989. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1997.

Ottmann, Klaus. Mark Morrisroe: My Life. Polaroids 1977-1989. The Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, Germany, 1997.

Ottmann, Klaus. Andrei Roiter: Potato Head. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1995.

Ottmann, Klaus. Concrete Jungle. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1993.

Ottmann, Klaus. Irony & Ecstasy: Contemporary American Paintings and Drawings. Salama-Caro Gallery, London, 1993.

Ottmann, Klaus. Mary Kelly: Gloria Patri. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 1992.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Knowledge and Violence in Recent American Art. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1991.

Ottmann, Klaus. Astrid Klein. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1991.

Ottmann, Klaus. The Broken Mirror. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1990-91.

Ottmann, Klaus. Exotism. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1990.

Ottmann, Klaus. Kiki Smith. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1989.

Ottmann, Klaus. Rotraut, Uecker, Klein. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1989.

Ottmann, Klaus and Suzan Rezac. Strange Attractors: The Spectacle of Chaos. 1440 N. Dayton, Chicago, Ill. In association with the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, 1989.

Ottmann, Klaus. Franz Erhard Walther. Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1988.