Publications

The Relationship between Creativity and an Innovative M u d i v e Future: CreativeAustmlia National Workshop, 2 Ju3,1989 JaneGilinour. <:restive Futures Program, <:ommission for the Future, 98 Drumniond Street, Carlton 3053, Australia. 64 pp. Paper. ISBN: 0-642-14954-2. Rethinking the Fonns of V i a l Erpression Robert Sowers. Univ. of California Press, Berkeley, (A,C.S.A..1990. 139 pp.. illus. Paper. $12.95. ISBN: 0-520-06632-4. Ruth Cmwford Seeger: A Memoir Mathilda Guamr. Scai-cci-owPress. Metucheii . NJ.L'.S.A., 1968. The Science of Art: Optical Themes in WestemArtji-om Brunelleschi to Seumt Martin Kemp. Yale Univ. Press,New Haven, <:T,C.S.A.375 pp., illus.Trade, $60.00. ISBN: 0-300-04337-6. Style and Music: Theory, H i s t o r y and Ideology 1.eonard B. Mey~r. Lriiiv. of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.,1989. 576 pp., illus. Trade. $39.95. ISBN: 0-8 122-81780. Synthesis: V i a lArts in the Electronic Culture, UNESCOSeminar, 6-11 December 1987 Manfred Eisenbeis, ed. School of Art and Design. Offenhach/Main, Ftderal Kepuh lic ofGermany, 1989.319 pp.. illus. Papei-. ISBN: 3-921997-186.(Also on VHS Videotape . 58 niin. 1989). VideoFmms:Passages in Identity, 4th Ausiralian Video Festival, I989 Bi-ianLanger, ed. Australia (;ouiicil, Australia, 1989. 125 pp., illus. Paper. Wonderlandof ScienceArt-Znvitaa'on to Interactive Art,exh.cut. Itsuo Sakane,ed. Committee for Kanagawa International Art Science. Kanagawa, Japan. 1989.42 pp., illus. Paper. Artists' Books RobertRussett: A Rdrospective Suwq, exh. cat. Herman Mhii-t.,cd. Llniv. Art Museum, Univ. of Southwestern I.oiiisiana, lafaym e , IA, U.S.A.. 1989.99 pp., illus. Paper, $20.00. ISBN: 0-936819-05-7. The Wmk of Grinling Gibbons (;eoffi-ey Beai-tl.L'niv. ot Chicago Press, (:hicago. II., I'.S.A..1990.224 pp.. illus. Trade, $39.95.ISBN: 0-226-03992-7. AUDIOTAPES RECEIVED SOFTWARE RECEIVED Deep Listening Stuart Dempster. Pauline 0livt.i-osand Paiiaiotis. The Oliveros Foundation, 1.56 Hunter Sti-eet,Kingston,NY 12401, C.S.A., 1990. "New.4lbion NA 022". Its Name Was Penebpe Judy Malloy. A database novel on IBM coinpatihle diskette. Berkeley, (:A, L'.S.A..1990. REFERENCE GUIDES Amm'can Societyfor Testingand Materials: Standards on Color Measurement (ASTM) ASTM aiiiiounces the publication of live new test methods that will assist users of itistrunientation for color measureinent of.object-color specimens , particularly those in the paint, plastics, paper and textile industries, in performing color measurements. The test methods, developed by Subcomniittcc E12.02 of ASTM standards -writing (bmrnittee E-12 on A p pearance of.Materials, are ( 1) E 1331, Test Method for Reflectance Factor and (:olor 11) Spcctrophotometry VIDEOTAPES RECEIVED Explosions and Space Holes: Gunpowder Prajects....Towanl the SpaceAge (Zi (;uo Qiang.Japan National Broadcasting (:ompan). Tokyo,,lapan. 1989. II.Publications Using Hemispherical (kometry; (2) E 134.5, Practice for Reducing the Effect of Variability of Color Measureiiicnt by Use of Multiple Measureinenis ; (3) E 1345,Test Method for Color and Color-Difference Measurement of Object-Color Specimens by Tristimulus (Filter) (:olorimetr)i: (4) E: 1348,Test Method lor Transmittance and Color Using Hemispherical Geometry; arid (5) E 1349,Test Method for Reflectance Factor and Color Using Bidirectional Geometry. When used in conjunction with two recently revised standards providing background information, E 1164, Practice for Obtaining Spectrophotometric Data foi-Object-Color Evaluation , and E 308, Method for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the (;IE Svsteni. these new test methods provide the user with detailrd assistance in making precise and unbiased measurements and provide guidance in setting instrument parameters for best correlation between rneasiireti and perceived color. Copies of the new standards are available from: ASTM Customer S e w ices, 1916Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (tcl: 215-299-5585). Material Safeiy Data Sheets (MSDS) A new reference guide for understanding material safety data sheets (MSDS) is available. This pocket-sized dictionary identifies all acronymsrampant in MSDS and also outlines briefly the meaning of ‘hazardous’ materials.Many medical, industrial and chemical terms are defined (e.g. the meaning of anhydrous, anoxia, API and AQTX).A sample MSDS is provided. This is a handy reference guide. The guide may be obtained from: MSDS Program Manager, Genum Publishing Corporation, Room 208, 1145Catalyn Street, Schenectady,NY 123031836, U.S.A. (tel: 5183778854) for $3.24 in quantities of ten or more. PERIODICAIS Genders Published triannually in March,July and November, Gendersis the first journal in the arts and humanities to focusprimarily on sexualityand gender. Since its premier issue in spring 1988, Gendershas published essayson art, literature, history and film that relate sexualityand gender to political, economic and stylistic concerns . This interdisciplinaryjournal explores the significanceof sexuality and gender in relation to particular historical periods and cultures aswell as its representation in the works of specificauthors, artists,criticsand historians . Thejournal may be obtained from: Genders,Journals Department, University of TexasPress, P. 0.Box 7819, Austin,TX 78713,U.S.A. for $21 (individuals)or $30 (institutions). MedicalA.oblemsofPerformingArtists Medical Problems o f Perfbnning Artists is a quarterly medicaljournal edited by Alice Brandfonbrener, M.D., a wellknown expert on the occupational injuries of performing artists. This is a usefuljournal for health professionals and performing artistsconcerned with occupational health problems of performance art. Thejournal may be obtained from: Hanley and Belfus, Inc., Medical Publishers,210 S. 13 Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, U.S.A., for $39 (individuals)or $49 (institutions). Aesthetics Envimmental Aestheiics: Theory, bearch, and Applications Jack L. Nasar, ed. cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, U.K., 1988. 529 pp. Trade. f45. Artificial Intelligence A#lying Madtine Vmbn Nello Zuech. Wiley, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1988.265 pp., illus.Trade, $44.95. TheArhficiulIntelligenceDebate: False Starts, Real Foundations Stephen R. Graubard, ed. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., 1989.328 pp. Paper, $9.95. ISBN: 570742. Arcjficial Intelligencein AycJlologv Margaret A. Boden. MIT Press, Cambridge , MA, U.S.A., 1989. 198pp. Trade, $20.00. ISBN: 02285-0. MaahineInteuigenceII: Logic and the Acquisition ofKnowledge J. E. Hayes, D. Michie andJ. Richards, eds. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1988. 472 pp., illus. Trade, $68.00. ISBN: 853718-2. Machines That Walk Shin-MinSong and KennethJ. Waldron . MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., 1989. 314 pp., illus.Trade, $40. Reasoning About change:Time and Causationf*om the Standpoint o f A+ticiul Intelligence Yoav Shoham. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., 1988.216 pp. Trade, $25.00. ISBN: 19269-1. WhatEvery Engineer should Know AboutA.rjFC;al Intelligence William A. Taylor. MIT Press, Cambridge , MA, U.S.A., 1988.350 pp. Trade, $25.00. ISBN: 20069-4. Art Safety c7renn’oalHam& in the W o r k p l a c e Ronald M. Scott. Lewis Publishers, 121South Main Street, P. 0.Box 519, Chelsea, MI 48118, U.S.A., 1989. 196 pp., illus. ISBN: 0-87371-1343. Making Darkrooms Sajkooms: A National Report on OccupationalHealth National Press Photographers Association , 3200 Croasdaile Drive, Suite 306, Durham, NC 27705, U.S.A., 1989.Paper, $6.50. and w ? Y Computers Gnnputationalfiihophy ofscienoe Paul R. Thagard. MIT Press, Cambridge , MA, U.S.A., 1988.224p ~ . , illus. Trade, $25.00. ISBN: 20068-6. Handbook ofArt, Animation and Lillian F. Schwartz and Laurens R. Schwartz.W. W. Norton, New York, Nu,U.S.A., 1989. Illumination and Color in Roy Hall. Springer-Verlag,New York, NY, U.S.A., 1989.282 pp., illus. Trade, $49.80. General Analysisby computer computer4merated Imagery TheEvoluEion of TechnorogY George Basalla. Cambridge Univ. Press, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1989. 248 pp., illus. Erplomtions in the EEaomics ofthe Arts Bruno S. Frey and Werner W. Pommerehne . Basil Blackwell,Oxford, U K , 1989.256pp., illus.Trade, f29.50. ISBN: 0-631-14882-5. TheScientificBackgmund to Madern Pnihophy: Selected Readiv Michael R. Matthews,ed. Hackett, Indianapolis , IN, U.S.A., 1989. 162pp., illus.Trade, $17.50. Interdisciplinary TheDoctor WithTwoHeads: Essays on Art and Science Gerald Weissmann.Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY,U.S.A., 1990.Trade, $19.95. Notes on the Uvdergmund:An Essay on Teahnology,Societ~ and theImagination Rosalind Williams. MIT Press. Cambridge , MA, U.S.A., 1989.288p ~ . , illus. Trade, $19.95. PostmodernSophistications:Pnikasophy, Amhitecture and Tmdition David Kolb. Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, U.S.A., 1990.232 pp., illus. Trade, $29.95. ISBN: 0-22& 45027. Science,Technologyand Society EmergingRelationships American Associationfor the Advancement of Science,P. 0.Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604, U.S.A., 1989.262 pp. Trade, $19.95. Current Literature 457 Music Computingin Mun"c0logy:A Dimctv o f ReSellrch Walter Hewlett and Eleanor SelfridgeField . Center for Computer-Assisted Research in the Humanities, Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A., 1989. 177 pp., illus. Paper, $15.00. ISBN:0-936943-041. Harmony:A PsychoacousticalApprWch, Series in Injbrmation Sciences, Vol. I 9 Rich Parncutt. Springer-Verlag. New York, NY, U.S.A., 1989. 206 pp., illus. Trade, $59.00. Listening:An Introduction to the Perctption ofAuditoy Events Stephen Handel, MIT Press, Canbridge , MA, L'.S.A., 1989.597 pp., illus. Trade, $39.9.5. Sound Sentiment:An Essay on the Musical Emotions Peter Kky. Trmple L'iiiv. Press, Philadelphia. PA, U.S.A., 1989. 304 pp.. illus. Tradr. $39.95. ISBN: 0-87722-641-5. Understandingthe Musical Expoience F.Josrph Smith, vd. (;orden and Breach, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1989. 230 pp. Trade, $54.00. ISBN:2-88124 2049. Visual Arts ART CRITICISM/HISTORY Cubismand Its Enemies: Modem Movements and Reaction in French Art, I 916-1 928 Christopher Green. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, CT, U.S.A., 1987.328 pp.. illus. Trade, $65.00. ISBN: 03468-7. Evaluating Art George Dickie. Temple Univ. Press, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A., 1989. 208 pp. Trade, $32.95. ISBN: 0-87722-597. Rethinking Art History:Meditations on a Coy Science Donald Preziosi. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, CT, U.S.A., 1989. 296 pp., illus. Trade, $30.00. ISBN: 0-4462-3. vision and Dijyiience: Feminity, Feminism, and the Histoties o f Art <;riseIda Pollock. Rotitledge, Chapitian and Hall, New York, NY, 1988. COLOR The Color Compendium Augustine Hope and Margaret Walch. Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York, NY, L.S.A.,1989. ?~84 pp., illus. Trade, $49.95. The V i i l Nature o f Color Patricia Sloane. Iksign Press/Tab Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, U.S.A., 1989.Trade, $29.95. PERCEPTION The Reciprocity o f Perceiverand Environment: TheEvolution SfJamesJ. Gibson'sEco~bgioal Psychology ThomasJ . lmmbardo. Lawrence Erlbaum , 27 Palmeira Mansions, Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 ZFA, U.K., 1987. 416 pp. Trade, 232.95. ISBN: 0-89859-885-0. On Seeing Fans W .R. Uttal. 1;awrrnct. Erlbaum, 27 Palmeira Mansions, Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2FA, U.K., 1988. 448 pp. Trade, f33.95. ISBN: 0-89859-9946. visual A-ocessing: Computational, Psychophysicaland CognitiveResearch Roger Watt. 1.awrence Erlbaum, 27 Palmeira Mansions, Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 'LFA,U.K., 1988. 160 pp. Trade, f14.95. ISBN: 0-86377-081-9. VIDEOTAPES Art Safety Art Saj-ety:Ham& and Premutions Center for Safety in the Arts, New York, NY, U.S.A.. 1989.VHS,100 min. $mo. ...