James Crump Explained

James Crump should not be confused with James Crump (baseball).

James Crump
Alma Mater:Indiana University Bloomington
University of New Mexico
Notable Works:Black White + Gray, Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art,
Years Active:2004–present

James Crump is an American film director, writer, producer, art historian and curator. His films include Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe; Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art; and .[1] [2] [3]

An art historian and curator, Crump is also the author, co-author and editor of books and has published in the fields of modern and contemporary art.[4] [5] His critical texts have appeared in ArtReview,[6] Art in America,[7] Artforum[8] and Archives of American Art Journal for the Smithsonian Museum,[9] among others.

Career

Crump earned a Master of Arts and Ph.D in history of art respectively at Indiana University (1993) and University of New Mexico (1996). He has collaborated with a host of museums and galleries, including Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin,[10] Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,[11] the Grey Art Gallery of NYU,[12] Princeton University Art Museum[13] and Huis Marseille, Amsterdam.[14] He has organized exhibitions or published books with James Welling,[15] Doug and Mike Starn,[16] Nan Goldin,[17] Ross Bleckner, Lynn Davis, and the estates of Berenice Abbott, Robert Mapplethorpe,[18] Carlo Mollino,[19] Willem de Kooning, Garry Winogrand,[20] and Walker Evans.

Filmography

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe

Crump directed the feature-length documentary film Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe, which premiered in North America at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and in Europe at Art Basel.[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] It explores the influence curator Sam Wagstaff, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and musician/poet Patti Smith had on art in New York City in the 1970s. It began airing on the Sundance Channel in March 2008.

Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art

Crump wrote, produced and directed Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art.[26] [27] [28] [29] Set in the desolate desert spaces of the American southwest, this feature documentary film unearths the history of land art during the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s. Troublemakers was one of twelve documentary films selected by the 53rd New York Film Festival, September 25–October 11, 2015.[30] [31] The film released theatrically at IFC Center, New York, January 8, 2016.[32]

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco

Written, produced and directed by Crump, this documentary film concerns Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the Puerto Rican-born, Harlem- and Bronx-raised, bisexual fashion illustrator of 1970s New York and Paris, and his colorful and sometimes outrageous milieu.[33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] premiered at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival and subsequently was awarded the 2017 DOC NYC Metropolis Grand Jury Prize and the 2018 Cinéfashion Film Award for Best Fashion Feature Film. The film released theatrically in the United States at IFC Center, New York, September 14, 2018, Laemmle Theatres Royal Theatre, Los Angeles, September 21, 2018 and over twenty other major US markets[40] [41] [42] It became available on iTunes Store, Amazon Prime Video and Vudu January 2019 and subsequently began airing on the premium cable and satellite television network Starz May 2019.[43] [44] The film qualified for consideration for the 2018 Academy Awards Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.[45]

Spit Earth: Who Is Jordan Wolfson?

is a feature documentary which Artnet News called a "searing psychological portrait" of the artist.[46] The film was an official selection of the 2020 Festival International du Livre d'Art et du Film, Perpignan, France and the 2020 Lo schermo dell'arte Film Festival, Florence, Italy.[47] Due to the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema, the film was released worldwide on May 1, 2020 on the leading streaming platforms.[48] [49]

Breuer's Bohemia

Breuer's Bohemia is a documentary film that examines the Jewish-born Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer's experimental house designs in New England following the Second World War. The film features rare interviews and footage of Breuer, artist Alexander Calder, playwright and essayist Arthur Miller and others from their storied milieu. Breuer's Bohemia is accompanied by a companion book published by The Monacelli Press.[50] [51] [52]

Publications

Books (as author)

Books (as co-author)

Select books (as editor/publisher)

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/troublemakers-the-story-of-land-art-review-1444081218 Eric Gibson, Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art Review, Wall Street Journal
  2. http://realscreen.com/2017/11/17/stranger-antonio-lopez-1970-win-at-doc-nyc/''Stranger, Antonio Lopez 1970 win at DOC NYC by Daniele Alcinii in Realscreen, November 17 2017
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2615851/awards?ref_=nm_awd IMDb James Crump Awards
  4. https://artforum.com/inprint/issue=201410&id=49115''Artforum,'' (December 2014), Michael Fried, Books: Nine Scholars, Curators, Writers, and Artists Choose the Year's Outstanding Books
  5. https://www.artbook.com/c12497.html James Crump, Museum Exhibition Catalogues, Monographs, Artist's Projects, Curatorial Writings and Essays, artbook@
  6. https://davidmaisel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/inf_pre_fea_ArtReview10_04.pdf James Crump, "To the Ends of the Earth," ArtReview, Vol. LIV, October 2004, pp. 79-85.
  7. James Crump, "Photography: Visions the Eye Can't See," Art in America, Vol. 83, No. 3, March 1995, p. 61.
  8. https://www.artforum.com/interviews/james-crump-discusses-troublemakers-the-story-of-land-art-54731 Laura Hoffmann, James Crump Discusses Troublemakers The Story of Land Art, Artforum
  9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25435131?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents James Crump, "Art of Acquisition: The Eye of Sam Wagstaff," Archives of American Art Journal, Vol. 46, No. 3/4 (2007), pp. 4-13
  10. https://www.visual-history.de/en/2014/09/30/walker-evans-ein-lebenswerk/ Walker Evans. Ein Lebenswerk, 25. Juli bis 9. November 2014 im Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
  11. https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2013/james-welling-monograph/ James Welling: Monograph, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, September 29, 2013-January 12, 2014
  12. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/24/arts/review-photography-another-side-of-a-life-s-work-elegantly-revealed.html Review/Photographer; Another Side of a Life's Work, Elegantly Revealed, Charles Hagen, New York Times, September 24, 1993
  13. https://collectordaily.com/starburst-color-photography-in-america-1970-1980-princeton/ Starburst: Color Photography in America 1970-1980 @Princeton
  14. https://www.huismarseille.nl/en/tentoonstelling/walker-evans/ Walker Evans / Decade by Decade, Huis Marseille Museum voor Fotografie, 22 June 2013-1 September 2013
  15. https://aperture.org/shop/james-welling-monograph James Crump, James Welling: Monograph (New York: Aperture, 2013)
  16. https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847838974/ James Crump (ed.) Doug + Mike Starn: Gravity of Light (New York, Rizzoli, 2012
  17. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/302074618 James Crump, Variety: Photographs by Nan Goldin (New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2009)
  18. https://www.anothermanmag.com/life-culture/10700/robert-mapplethorpe-solomon-guggenheim-exhibition-new-york-2019 Miss Rosen, "Remembering Robert Mapplethorpe Through Stories From Those Who Knew Him," AnotherMan, January 24, 2019.
  19. https://www.artsy.net/article/artbookdap-carlo-mollino-polaroids Carlo Mollino: Polaroids, Artsy, October 17, 2014
  20. http://www.eyemazing.com/ Eyemazing, Artists Issue No. 3 (Autumn 2009) Garry Winogrand: Women Are Beautiful: Interview with James Crump
  21. http://www.craveonline.com/culture/893971-art-doc-week-black-white-gray Earnest Hardy, Art Doc of the Week | Black White + Gray, CRAVEN, August 25, 2015
  22. https://movies.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/movies/19blac.html Stephen Holden, A Collector and His Polaroid Passions, The New York Times, October 19, 2007
  23. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/movies/24wags.html?scp=2&sq=gefter%20wagstaff&st=cse Philip Gefter, The Man Who Made Mapplethorpe, The New York Times, April 24, 2007
  24. https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933595.html?categoryId=31 Jay Weisberg, Review of Black White + Gray, Variety Magazine, May 7, 2007
  25. http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512d054d1c7d76e04600275e-black-white-gray-a-portra Tribeca Film Festival Film Guide Archive
  26. https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/land-art-smithson-holt-heizer-troublemakers-movie/ Su Wu, A New Documentary Sheds Light on the 'Troublemakers' of Land Art, T Magazine, May 4, 2015
  27. http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/virginia-dwan Christopher Bollen, LandArt, Interview Magazine, August 2015
  28. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4096620/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1 IMDb, Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art, 2015
  29. https://www.wsj.com/articles/land-art-gets-its-close-up-in-new-film-1443403854 Andy Battaglia, Land Art Gets Its Close-Up In New Film, Wall Street Journal
  30. http://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2015/films/troublemakers-the-story-of-land-art/ Spotlight on Documentary at the 53rd New York Film Festival
  31. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/laura-poitras-frederick-wiseman-at-817170/ Gregg Kilday, Laura Poitras, Frederick Wiseman to Screen New Work at New York Film Festival, Hollywood Reporter, August 24, 2015
  32. https://www.firstrunfeatures.com/troublemakers.html First Run Features, Troublemakers Opens January 8 in NY
  33. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-antonio-lopez-1970-sex-fashion-disco-review-20180920-story.html Katie Walsh,"Review: Documentary 'Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco' Captures Wild Times of Influential Illustrator, Los Angeles Times, September 20, 2018
  34. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sex-fashion-disco-looking-back-at-fashion-illustrator-antonio-lopezs-life-career-1058585 Vincent Boucher, "'Sex Fashion & Disco': Looking Back at Fashion Illustrator Antonio Lopez's Life and Career," Hollywood Reporter, November 17, 2017
  35. http://sexfashiondisco.com/ Official site for Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
  36. https://dogwoofglobal.com/sexfashiondisco/ Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, Dogwoof Global, London
  37. http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/antonio-lopez-1 Antonio by Staff in Interview, March 2017
  38. http://www.wmagazine.com/story/antonio-lopez-documentary-jessica-lange-jerry-hall-karl-lagerfeld The Man Who Seduced Jessica Lange, Jerry Hall and Karl Lagerfeld by Horacio Silva in W, March 2017
  39. http://www.culturedmag.com/antonio-lopez-james-crump/ The Art of Seduction by Jasmin Hernandez in Cultured, June 2017
  40. Web site: IFC Center - Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco.
  41. Web site: Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco - Laemmle.com. www.laemmle.com.
  42. https://pages.services/sexfashiondisco.filmmovement.com/antonio-lopez-1970-sex-fashion-disco/ Film Movement, Theatrical Playdates, Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
  43. Web site: Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco on iTunes. 13 September 2018 . itunes.apple.com.
  44. https://deadline.com/2019/01/daughters-of-the-sexual-revolution-of-fathers-and-sons-four-documentaries-acquired-by-starz-1202532816/ Denise Petski, "Starz Acquires Four New Documentaries for Premiere in the Spring," Deadline, January 10, 2019
  45. https://deadline.com/2018/11/oscars-feature-documentary-166-entries-91st-academy-awards-1202498422/ Erik Pedersen, "Oscars: 166 Films Vying In Feature Documentary Race," Deadline, November 8, 2018
  46. https://news.artnet.com/opinion/kenny-schachter-on-frieze-los-angeles-2020-1784211 Artnet News
  47. https://www.filaf.com/copie-de-filaf-2020-informations 10th Edition — 2020 Festival International du Livre d'Art et du Film
  48. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11005188/ Spit Earth: Who is Jordan Wolfson?, IMDb
  49. http://jordanwolfsonfilm.com/ Spit Earth: Who is Jordan Wolfson? Official film website
  50. https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/breuers-bohemia-is-the-architecture-documentary-weve-been-waiting-for/"''Breuer's Bohemia is the Architecture Documentary We've Been Waiting For" by Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, September 2021
  51. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11197424/ Breuer's Bohemia (2021) directed by James Crump on IMDb
  52. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675713/breuers-bohemia-by-james-crump/ Breuer's Bohemia by James Crump (New York: The Monacelli Press, 2021)
  53. Douglas F. Smith, book review, Library Journal.
  54. [Jörg M. Colberg]
  55. Lenora Jane Estes, book review, Vanity Fair.
  56. http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/book-reviews/e3i4cb8ab67c89c15aa224d6cd30d1dae7a?pn=3 Photo District News Notable Books of 2009
  57. Douglas Stockdale, book review, photo-eye Magazine.
  58. http://www.planet-mag.com/?s=goldin&x=12&y=9''Planet°,'' Sarah Coleman on Variety
  59. Times Literary Supplement (London), March 1, 1996, "Uranian, Ukrainian," Will Eames reviews F. Holland Day: Suffering the Ideal
  60. Interview Magazine (April 1996) "A New Day for an Old Tale," Brad Goldfarb on F. Holland Day: Suffering the Ideal
  61. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-02-18/the-kings-of-kodachrome/full/ Daily Beast, The Kings of Kodachrome by Philip Gefter
  62. https://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/the_color_revolution_comes_to.html NPR, The Crusade for Color by Claire O'Neill
  63. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/21/books/bright-young-things.html The New York Times Book Review, Christopher Benfey reviews When We Were Three: The Travel Albums of George Platt Lynes, Monroe Wheeler and Glenway Wescott
  64. http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-01-19/news/photo-finish/http Voice, January 19, 1999, "Photo Finish" by Vince Aletti
  65. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/04/books/christmas-books-94-photography.html?sec=&spon=&scp=1&sq=harms%20way%20crump&st=cse&pagewanted=4 The New York Times Book Review, Andy Grundberg reviews Harm's Way
  66. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/030131.htm Washington Post, Garry Winogrand: Huge Influence, Early Exit by Frank Van Riper
  67. https://www.jstor.org/pss/4134493 Art Journal, Vol. 63, No. 3 (Autumn 2004) The Evans File by Benjamin Lima
  68. https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/12/07/reviews/971207.07photot.html The New York Times Book Review, Andy Grundberg reviews Adam Fuss

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