Are you hoping to vote in the upcoming presidential primary elections? Make sure your voter registration is in by your state's deadline. The New York presidential primary election is on April 19th. New York state voter registrations need to be postmarked no later than March 25th and received by a board of elections no later than March 30th to be eligible to vote in the Primary. The SVA Libr... ... read more

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High Performance was published by Art in the Public Interest from 1978 to 1997:Originally a magazine covering performance art, over time it gradually shifted its editorial focus from art that was formally adventurous to art that was socially and culturally adventurous. Back issues of the magazine can still be seen at better libraries around the world. The High Performance archive is in the collect... ... read more

Special Feature: Found Print in the Library of Shinro OhtakeCooperation by Shohei LidaPhotography by Kentahasegawa----------------------------------------------Cover: Film still from Omar Fast's Continuity----------------------------------------------Cover: Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge...It's Still Privileged Art1976 artists' book cover----------------------------------------------Cover: "Haunt... ... read more

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From 1982 we have"the world's only consumer magazine about beer:" BEER. This is the Beauty (Barbara Eden with her shirt apparently completely unbuttoned) and the beer (that thing pictured in the upper right corner which Barbara made materialize) issue.The Mob moves in on Wayne Newton. Beverly Hills Diet: Can it kill you? Brazil gags Baez. And the fairy tale wedding (sans the longevity of ever afte... ... read more

The ground breaking artist Cy Twombly passed away this week at the age of 83. 'His art revealed an enthralling calligraphic and diagrammatic universe teeming with meaning. His ultimate subject was nothing less than the human longing to communicate to make meaning that others could apprehend and expand. It is an ancient loop, but in nearly everything he did Mr. Twombly exposed its wiring with a new... ... read more

Color moves : art fashion by Sonia Delaunay / edited by Matilda McQuaidTT504.6.F7 L44 2011Dogs : history, myth, art / Catherine JohnsN7668.D6 J64 2008Ulysses : departures, journeys, returns : the artwork of Andrew Schoultz.ND2608.2.S368 A4 2006Special exits : a graphic memoir / Joyce Farmer.PN6727.F357 S6 2010Los Jardines de Me xico / photographs by Janelle Lynch.TR660.5 .L96 2011 ... read more

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei was finally released after over two months of detention. His crime? The charge is tax evasion, but it's widely speculated that his real offense to the Chinese government was advocating for the many student victims of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan.To learn more:Frontline's "Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei?"Ai Weiwei - the Age of CrazinessFree Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei's arrestTo expl... ... read more

The library will close early on Friday, May 27th, at 1 pm. We will be closed all day Monday the 30th for the Memorial Day holiday. The library resumes normal summer hours on Tuesday, May 31st.And if you contributed to the Spring semester Food for Fines drive, the total food donated was 540lbs to City Harvest! ... read more