Table of Contents

Preface. Introduction. 1. The Dictionary 2. Postface 3. Contributors 4. The Principal Authors 5. Index of Names 6. Subject Index. Selected Entries: Laurie Anderson, Ambient Music, Samuel Beckett, The Beatles, John Cage, Conceptual Art, Willem De Kooning, Disneyland/Disneyworld, T.S. Eliot, Earth Art, Henry Ford, Found Poetry, Allen Ginsberg, Guerrilla Girls, Jimi Hendrix, Happenings, Eugene Ionesco, Internet Art, James Joyce, Jazz, On Kawara, Kinetic Art, Wyndham Lewis, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, Robert Mapplethorpe, MTV, Vladamir Mabokov, The National Endowment for the Arts, Joyce Carol Oates, Outsider Art, Jackson Pollock, Pop Art, Mark Rothko, Rap, Gertrude Stein, Sampling, Twyla Tharp, Television, Ansy Warhol, Warner brothers Cartoons

About the Author

Richard Kostelanetz is a world-renowned authority on the avant-garde arts, the author of over 25 critical works and over 45 anthologies. He is also a published poet, filmmaker, video and radio artist, and creator of multimedia works. He is a long-time resident of New York's Soho district.

Reviews

"Bringing together a wealth of information on esthetic innovation, [A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes] will make avant-garde art more accessible to everyone."
-"Booklist
"Dictionaries are not usually written for cover-to-cover reading; this one is. It is filled with fascinating people and images."
-Mark Laiosa, WBAI-FM
"Demonstrate[s] a unique subjectivity and distinctive flair without sacrificing quality...."
-"Library Journal
"A one-of-a-kind source. Nothing approaches the subject with such admirable verve."
-"Wilson Library Bulletin