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CHAKAIA BOOKER

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1984
 New York Amsterdam News, “Booker’s Exotic Designs in Village Exhibition.” March 17, p. 18.
1988
 Jessen, Christian Juul. “East Village; Her Vokser Moden Op Af New York’s Asfalt.” Eva 3, pp. 96-98.
1994
 Gardner, Renee. “Entertainment’s Best Bets.” New York Newsday, April 3.
1995
 Ginty, Molly M. “Dressing for the Tax Man, Deductions Women Wear to Work.” Equity About Women and Money, April 1999, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 7.
Glueck, Grace. “Captivating Zoos of Art: To Be Young, 3-D and Way Cool.” New York Observer, May 29.
Kimmelman, Michael. “Turning an Alley into a Showcase for Sculpture.” The New York Times, September 22.
Socrates Sculpture Park, 12 June 94 - 30 April 95 (exh. cat.). Long Island City: Socrates Sculpture Park, p. 13.
1996
 Cotter, Holland. “Art in Review: To Carry Me Home.” The New York Times, July 26.
McCarthy, J. and L.K. Epstein. A Guide to the Sculpture Parks and Gardens of America, Michael Kesend Publishing, 1996, p. 58.
Schmerler, Sarah. “Standing On Ceremony.” Time Out New York, p. 26.
1997
 Bear, Liza. “Chakaia Booker at Max Protech.” Art in America, no. 5, May, pp. 131-132.
Lovett, Cynthia. “Close Up: A Talk with Neuberger Biennial Artist, Chakaia Booker.” Westchester Art News, July/August, vol. 18, no. 7, p.12.
Veneciano, Jorge Daniel. The Listening Sky: An Inaugural Exhibition of The Studio Museum in Harlem Sculptural Garden. New York: The Studio Museum in Harlem.
1998
 Clifford, Katie. “Rubber.” Art Papers New Trends in Contemporary Art, May/June, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 54-55.
Glueck, Grace. “The Antithesis of Minimalism’s Cool Geometry: Fleshy Rubber.” The New York Times, February 13.
Holland, Cotter. “Art In Review.” The New York Times, July 10.
Katz, Mary Lynn. “At the White House: The First Lady’s Sculpture Garden.” Sculpture, July/August, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 22-27.
Schmerler, Sarah. “Urban Expressions.” Time Out New York, May 7-14, no. 37, p. 63.
1999
 Di Suvero, Mark. “Chakaia Booker.” Connaissance des Arts, November 1999, no. 566, pp. 102- 103.
Who’s Who in American Art, 22nd ed. New Providence, NJ: Marquis, p. 121.
2000
 Perree, Rob. “Chakaia Booker Bedwingt De Autoband.” Kuntsbeeld, June, pp. 18-21.
Raskin, David. “Chakaia Booker at the Akron Art Museum.” Art in America, May, pp. 171-172.
2001
 “Art Notes: Auto Art.” The Star-Ledger, February 28.
Canning, Susan. “Chakaia Booker, Marlborough Chelsea.” Sculpture, September, pp. 71-72.
Cohen, Mark D. “Chakaia Booker: New Sculptures.” Reviewny.com, March 1.
Mahoney, Robert. “Chakaia Booker at Marlborough Chelsea.” Art in America, September.
Smith, Hazel, ed. “Women on the Move - Chakaia Booker.” The New York Beacon, April 19-25.
“Talent - Rubber Made.” New York Magazine, March 12, p. 97.
2002
 Wei, Lily. “Queen of Rubber Soul.” ArtNews, January, pp. 88-89.
2003
 Castro, Jan Garden. “The Language of Life: A Conversation with Chakaia Booker.” Sculpture, January-February, pp. 28-33.
Allen, Doug. “Chakaia Booker.” The New Yorker, October 13, p. 22.
Flint Institute of Arts, Annual Report 2001-2002, p. 18.
Gluek, Grace. “Chakaia Booker, ‘ No More Milk and Cookies’.” The New York Times, October 10, p. E32.
Henry, Clare. “Recycling and the Artistry of Retreads.” Financial Times, October 8, p.
Powell, Richard. Black Art: A Cultural History. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2002, p. 191.
Nadelman, Cynthia. “Chakaia Booker.” ArtNews, December, pp. 117-118.
2004
 Genocchio, Benjamin. “Where the Rubber Meets the Sublime.” The New York Times, February, 15.
Mulero, Eugene. “From Rubber to Art, The Abstract/Modern creations of Chakaia Booker.” Current, February 26-March 3, p. 5.
Bischoff, Dan. “Artist’s exhibition a Jersey homecoming.” The Sunday Star Ledger, February 22, pp. 1, 7.
Genocchio, Benjamin. “Art Through a Global Prism.” The New York Times, April 25, pp. 9, 13.
Behrens, Ahn. “Artist’s works represent the landscape of New Jersey.” Waterfront Journal, May 27, p. 7.
Nichols, Matthew. “Chakaia Booker: Material Matters.” Art in America, June-July, pp. 164-169.
Behrens, Ahn. “Sculptures tell an urban story.” Waterfront Journal, June 17, p. 14.
Genocchio, Bemjamin. “Scavenged and Shaped, Rubber Takes on New Life.” The New York Times, June 27, p.6.
Harris, Jane. “A Surprising Survey of African American Women’s Art.” Village Voice, December 17.
2005
 Berne, Terry. “In the Age of the Monochrome.” Art in America, January, pp. 98-103.
Double Consciousness Black Conceptual Art Since 1970, January 22 – April 17 (exh. cat.). Houston: Contemporary Arts Museum, cov. Il, p. 56.
Ruggiero, Bob. “Double Vision.” Houston Press, January 20-26, p. 28.
Bolonik, Kera. “Rubber Soul.” Rutgers Magazine, Winter, pp. 40-41.
Roeske, Sharon. “Art in Black History Month.” Arts Houston Magazine, February, pp. 10-12,15.
Cowan, Alison Leigh. “When a Factory Is a Foundry for Art.” The New York Times, February 9, pp. E1, E7.
Klaasmeyer, Kelly. “Double Vision.” HoustonPress.com, March.
Klaasmeyer, Kelly. “Powerful Dialogue.” HoustonPress.com, March 17.
“ L&T Windows: Threads and Retreads.” Women’s Wear Daily, March 9, p. 13.
O'Sullivan, Michael. “The Corcoran in Earnest.” Washington Post, March 25, p.WE47.
Shaw-Eagle, Joanna. “ ‘Home’ is Built on Fantasy.” Washington Times, April 2.
Lanzó-Guilbe, Juanita. Collection Remixed (exh. cat.). New York: The Bronx Museum of the Arts, pp. 26 - 27.
Georgia, Olivia. "Vines and Threads." Collection Remixed (exh. cat.). New York: The Bronx Museum of the Arts, pp. 112 – 113.
Mason, Brooke S. "Art on Fifth Avenue." The Art Newspaper, April, p.50.
“ New Storm King Acquisition.” Sculpture News: The Newsletter of the Storm King Art Center, Spring, vol.15, no.1.
“ Chakaia Booker. El poder intrínseco del material.” El Punto de las Artes, 29 de abril al 5 de mayo.
“ Visiones del Arte Estadounidense Actual en la Galeria Marlborough”. El Mundo. 5 de Julio.
“ USA hoy: pintura y escultura.” Madrid Sindical, June 10.
“ Visiones del Arte Estadounidense Actual en la Galeria Marlborough”. El Mundo. 5 de Julio.
“ La Marlborough muestra sus visions del arte norteamericano actual,” Terra Networs, S.A., July 5 – 6.
Carpio, F. “Made in America.” ABC, July 23 – 29.
“ USA, hoy: Pintura y escultura.” ArtNotes, July – August.
Valenciano, Celia. “USA, hoy: pintura y escultura.” LaNetro, July 20.
Rubí, Amalia García. “Usa hoy, pintura y escultura norteamericana,” El punto de las artes, July 22 – 28.
Wright, Cherilyn “Liv”. “Industrial Strength Spring Fashion.” International Review of African American Art, Summer 2005, page 34.
Sterling, Susan Fisher. “Chakaia Booker’s Acid Rain.” Women in the Arts, Fall, pages 4 - 5.
2006
 “Memorial Art Gallery exhibits Extreme Materials.” Canada Free Press, February 27.
“Forefront: Chakaia Booker.” Women in the Arts, Summer 2006, pp. 8 – 9.
Brumer, Miriam. “Newark Between Us.” Artcritical.com, December 2006.
2007
 “Artist Chakaia Booker to Produce Major Public Art Exhibition for Indianapolis in 2008.” PRNewswire.com, November 22, 2007
Bonetti, David. “Funky Meets Fantasy: Tires Recycled and Redeemed.” STLTODAY.com, November 18, 2007, section F
Booker, Chakaia, “Chakaia Booker on Louise Nevelson.” The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson, exhibition catalogue from the Jewish Museum, Yale University Press, Connecticut, 2007, pp. 163 – 165.
“Designed for Living.” The New York Times Style Magazine, April 14, pp. 74 – 75, 94.
Herrmanns, Ralph. “New York, of Course.” Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden. Alfa Print: Sundbyberg, 2007, pp. 11, 7 - 75.
Thorson, Alice. “Christopher Cook Named Curator at Kemper.” The Kansas City Star.com, July 7, 2007
Walker, Jim. “Downtown’s a Gallery.” Indianapolis Star, September 26, 2007, p. A4
Whitson, Jennifer. “Next big (art) thing: Chakaia Booker? New York artist’s work may replace Opie’s.” Indianapolis Business Journal, September 8, 2007.