Poetic Practical: The Unrealized Work of Chris Burden Aimee Gabbard accepts a surprise invitation to

accepts a surprise invitation to sing for the mysterious David at his luxurious mansion deep in a remote forest

and Isaku Yanaihara

Rashid Johnson

Seeking to revivify and extend the conventions of ink and wash painting

Derived from a maquette of an aluminum “Dead End” notice that Ed Ruscha painted for his desert property near Joshua Tree National Park

Poetic Practical: The Unrealized Work of Chris Burden Aimee Gabbard accepts a surprise invitation toPoetic Practical is the first examination of Chris Burdens unrealized work, featuring sixty seven projects of varying scope and ambition that the artist was unable to complete during his lifetime. The book is divided into sections devoted to energy, systems, architecture, and power, and to Xanadu, a monumental unrealized installation of a cityscape. This extensively illustrated publication includes 435 images, incorporating never before seen archival