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2002 - 2003 Series

Keith Piper

UC Irvine Chancellor's Distinguished Fellow
A Selective Bibliography: The UC Irvine Libraries
April 28, 2003

Rina Vecchiola, Research Librarian
The UC Irvine Libraries

• Selected Multimedia Installations and Projects
• Selected Exhibition Catalogues
• Selected Articles, Interviews, and Reviews
• Selected Books
• Selected Web Links

Selected Multimedia Installations and Projects

• A Fictional Tourist in Europe, 2001
• The Mechanoid’s Bloodline, 2001
• The Exploded City, 1998
• Four Frontiers, 1998
• Message Carrier, 1998
• Robot Bodies, 1998
• Relocating the Remains, 1997
• The Fictions of Science, 1996
• Four Corners, A Contest of Opposites, 1995
• Reckless Eyeballing, 1995
• Terrible Spaces, 1994
• Exotic Signs, 1993
• Transgressive Acts, 1993
• Another Step into the Arena, 1992
• Tagging the Other, 1992
• Trade Winds, 1992
• A Ship Called Jesus, 1991
• Step into the Arena, 1991
• The Devil Finds Work, 1990
• Chanting Heads, 1988

Selected Exhibition Catalogues

• Continental Drift: Europe Approaching the Millennium, 10 Photographic Commissions. Munich; New York: Prestel, 1998.
  Interview with the artist and artist’s statement.
• The Unmapped Body: 3 Black British Artists. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998.
  Exhibition of work by Keith Piper, Sutapa Biswas, and Sonia Boyce.
• Keith Piper: Relocating the Remains. London: Institute of the International Visual Arts, 1997.
  Solo exhibition, with extensive biography, bibliography, and videography. Catalogue accompanied by CD-ROM.
• New Histories. Boston: The Institute of Contemporary Art, 1996.
  Article by Kobena Mercer, biography, and bibliography.
• Cocido y Crudo. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1995.
  Artist’s text and images.
• Masculine Masquerade: Masculinity and Representation. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT List Visual Arts Center, 1995.
  Artist’s biography and images.
• Phaophanit & Piper. Bristol, U.K.: Eddie Chambers, 1995.
  Essay "Transcoding the Journey: Keith Piper" by Janice M. Cheddie.
• Arte, Sociedad, Reflexión: Quinta Bienal de La Habana. n.p., 1994.
• The Exploded City. London: Centre 181 Gallery, 1994.
  Solo exhibition.
• Trophies of Empire. Liverpool, U.K.: Bluecoat Gallery and Liverpool John Moores University School of Design and Visual Arts, 1994.
  Artist’s statement.
• In the Ring. Staten Island, N.Y.: Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, 1993.
• Iterations: The New Image. New York: International Center of Photography, 1993.
  Artist’s text and images.
• Sonsbeek 93. Ghent: Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1993.
  Artist’s proposal and statement.
• Step into the Arena: Notes on Black Masculinity and the Contest of Territory. Rochdale, U.K.: Rochdale Art Gallery, 1992.
  Solo exhibition.
• A Ship Called Jesus. Birmingham, U.K.: Ikon Gallery, 1991.
  Solo exhibition.
• The Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists in Post-War Britain. London: South Bank Centre, 1989.
  Curated by Rasheed Araeen.
• Art History: Artists Look at Contemporary Britian. London: South Bank Centre, 1987.

Selected Articles, Interviews, and Reviews

• Piper, Keith. "Notes on the Mechanoid’s Bloodline: Looking at Robots, Androids and Cyborgs." Art Journal 60, no. 3 (Fall 2001): 96-8.
• Cubitt, Sean. "Keith Piper: After Resistance, Beyond Destiny." Third Text, no. 47 (Summer 1999): 77-86.
• Rich, Sarah K. "Thinking Locally." Afterimage 26, no. 5 (1999): 18.
• Review of The Unmapped Body: 3 Black British Artists.
• Piper, Keith. "Keith Piper: the Exploded City." Revue Noire, no. 31 (December 1998-January/February 1999): 14-5.
  Keith Piper discusses his video work.
• Masterson, Piers. "Keith Piper’s Digital Odessey." Art Papers 21, no. 6 (November-December 1997):18-20.
• "The Artist in the 21st Century." Artists Newsletter, (September 1997): 14-6.
  Keith Piper and other artists and writers address art in the 21st century.
• Mercer, Kobena. "Maroonage of the Wondering Eye: Keith Piper." Portfolio,no. 23 (June 1996): 54-5.
• Smith, Caroline. "The Sample Art of Keith Piper." Creative Camera, no. 335 (August-September 1995): 30-3.
  Interview.
• Hylton, Richard. "Phaophanit and Piper." Third Text, no. 31 (Summer 1995): 95-7.
  Exhibition review.
• Piper, Keith. "Separate Spaces: A Personal Perspective on Black Art and the New Technologies." Variant, no. 14 (Summer 1993): 9-11.
• Piper, Keith. "Step into the Arena: Black Art and Questions of Gender." Art & Design, 8, no. 7-8 (July-August 1993): 72-83.
• Cubitt, Sean. "Going Native: Columbus, Liverpool, Identity and Memory." Third Text, no. 21 (Winter 1992-1993): 107-20.
  Discusses Trophies of Empire projects.
• "Island Stories: Ameena Meer Talks to Keith Piper." Frieze, no. 6 (September-October 1992): 42-5.
  Interview.
• Mercer, Kobena. "Engendered Species." Artforum 30, no. 10 (Summer 1992): 74-7.
  Discussion of the work of Keith Piper and Danny Tisdale.
• Piper, Keith. "Un Bateau Nomme Jesus." Revue Noire, no. 2 (September 1991): 22-4.
  Artist’s statement.
• Gilroy, Paul. "Chanting Heads." AND Journal of Art and Art Education, no. 21 (1990): 37-43.
  Interview.
• "Keith Piper: Body and Text." Third Text, no. 2 (Winter 1987/88): 53-61.
  A series of photo-collage works.

Selected Books

• Unpacking Europe: Towards a Critical Reading. Rotterdam: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and Nai Publishers, 2001.
  Essay and artwork by Keith Piper.
• Powell, Richard J. Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century. London: Thames and Hudson, 1997.
• Boxer: An Anthology of Writings on Boxing and Visual Culture. London: Institute of International Visual Arts, 1996.
  Essay and artwork by Keith Piper.
• Keen, Melanie. Recordings: A Select Bibliography of Contemporary African, Afro-Caribbean and Asian British Art. London: Institute of
  International Visual Arts and Chelsea College of Art and Design, 1996.
• Lucie-Smith, Edward. Race, Sex, and Gender in Contemporary Art. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1994.
• Wombell, Paul. Photovideo: Photography in the Age of the Computer. London: Rivers Oram Press, 1991.
  Essay "Fortress Europe: Tagging the Other" and artwork by Keith Piper.
• Kwesi, Owusu, ed. Storms of the Heart: An Anthology of Black Arts & Culture. London: Camden Press, 1988.
  Text and artwork by Keith Piper and Donald Rodney.

Selected Web Links

• Relocating the Remains. Internet project to accompany exhibition.
• Keith Piper. Artist’s Web site.