{"product_id":"the-files-rex-butler-9780979975219","title":"The \u0026-Files: Art \u0026 Text 1981-2002","description":"\u003ci\u003eDistributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Whale and Star Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Modeled after the famed TV sci-fi series \u003ci\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe \u0026amp;-Files\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together a covert body of documents following the long and often controversial career of \u003ci\u003eArt \u0026amp; Text\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the landmark contemporary art magazines of the 1980s and 1990s. Founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 1981 by Paul Taylor (1957-92), who soon moved to New York City to make his mark as an art critic, the magazine went on to become one of a handful of international art magazines that succeeded in capturing the turmoil and passing brilliance of that period of postmodernism. \u003cbr\u003ePerceived through the eyes and ears of its longtime publisher and editor Paul Foss, \u003ci\u003eThe \u0026amp;-Files\u003c\/i\u003e is comprised of an open letter, a lengthy interview, two questionnaires, and other commentaries and bibliographies, offering a unique insider account of the extraordinary advantages and pitfalls of publishing an art magazine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rex Butler, Ross Chambers, Paul Foss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0979975212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780979975219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Whale \u0026amp; Star\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.60w x 0.40d","brand":"Rex Butler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947536777471,"sku":"9780979975219","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_add8e293-74ef-4112-b5d7-35ae5500ccd8.jpg?v=1681519289","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-files-rex-butler-9780979975219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}