James Crump

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,[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] Hammer Museum, Los Angeles,[https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2013/james-welling-monograph/ James Welling: Monograph, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, September 29, 2013-January 12, 2014] the Grey Art Gallery of NYU,[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] Princeton University Art Museum[https://collectordaily.com/starburst-color-photography-in-america-1970-1980-princeton/ Starburst: Color Photography in America 1970-1980 @Princeton] and Huis Marseille, Amsterdam.[https://www.huismarseille.nl/en/tentoonstelling/walker-evans/ Walker Evans / Decade by Decade, Huis Marseille Museum voor Fotografie, 22 June 2013-1 September 2013] He has organized exhibitions or published books with James Welling,[https://aperture.org/shop/james-welling-monograph James Crump, James Welling: Monograph (New York: Aperture, 2013)] Doug and Mike Starn,[https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847838974/ James Crump (ed.) Doug + Mike Starn: Gravity of Light (New York, Rizzoli, 2012] Nan Goldin,[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/302074618 James Crump, Variety: Photographs by Nan Goldin (New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2009)] Ross Bleckner, Lynn Davis, and the estates of Berenice Abbott, Robert Mapplethorpe,[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.] Carlo Mollino,[https://www.artsy.net/article/artbookdap-carlo-mollino-polaroids Carlo Mollino: Polaroids, Artsy, October 17, 2014] Willem de Kooning, Garry Winogrand,[http://www.eyemazing.com/ Eyemazing, Artists Issue No. 3 (Autumn 2009) Garry Winogrand: Women Are Beautiful: Interview with James Crump] and Walker Evans.

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.[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][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][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][https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933595.html?categoryId=31 Jay Weisberg, Review of Black White + Gray, Variety Magazine, May 7, 2007]{{Cite web |url=http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512d054d1c7d76e04600275e-black-white-gray-a-portra |title=Tribeca Film Festival Film Guide Archive |access-date=2014-10-01 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073644/http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512d054d1c7d76e04600275e-black-white-gray-a-portra |url-status=dead }} 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.

Crump wrote, produced and directed Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art.[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][http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/virginia-dwan Christopher Bollen, LandArt, Interview Magazine, August 2015][https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4096620/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1 IMDb, Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art, 2015][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] September 27, 2015 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.[http://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2015/films/troublemakers-the-story-of-land-art/ Spotlight on Documentary at the 53rd New York Film Festival][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] The film released theatrically at IFC Center, New York, January 8, 2016.[https://www.firstrunfeatures.com/troublemakers.html First Run Features, Troublemakers'' Opens January 8 in NY]

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.[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][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][http://sexfashiondisco.com/ Official site for Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco][https://dogwoofglobal.com/sexfashiondisco/ Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, Dogwoof Global, London][http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/antonio-lopez-1 Antonio by Staff in Interview, March 2017][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][http://www.culturedmag.com/antonio-lopez-james-crump/ The Art of Seduction by Jasmin Hernandez in Cultured, June 2017] Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco 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{{cite web|url=http://www.ifccenter.com/films/antonio-lopez-1970-sex-fashion-disco/|title=IFC Center - Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.laemmle.com/films/44186|title=Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco - Laemmle.com|website=www.laemmle.com}}[https://pages.services/sexfashiondisco.filmmovement.com/antonio-lopez-1970-sex-fashion-disco/ Film Movement, Theatrical Playdates, Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco] 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.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/antonio-lopez-1970-sex-fashion-disco/id1421716102|title=Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco on iTunes|date=13 September 2018 |publisher=|via=itunes.apple.com}}[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] The film qualified for consideration for the 2018 Academy Awards Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.[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]

Spit Earth: Who Is Jordan Wolfson? is a feature documentary which Artnet News called a "searing psychological portrait" of the artist.[https://news.artnet.com/opinion/kenny-schachter-on-frieze-los-angeles-2020-1784211 Artnet News] 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.[https://www.filaf.com/copie-de-filaf-2020-informations 10th Edition — 2020 Festival International du Livre d'Art et du Film] 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.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11005188/ Spit Earth: Who is Jordan Wolfson?, IMDb][http://jordanwolfsonfilm.com/ Spit Earth: Who is Jordan Wolfson? Official film website]

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.[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][https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11197424/ Breuer's Bohemia (2021) directed by James Crump on IMDb][https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/675713/breuers-bohemia-by-james-crump/ Breuer's Bohemia by James Crump (New York: The Monacelli Press, 2021)]

• (2021) Breuer's Bohemia, The Monacelli Press/Phaidon Press. {{ISBN|978-1580935784}}.
• (2013) James Welling: Monograph. Aperture. {{ISBN|978-1597112093}}
• (2012) Doug and Mike Starn: Gravity of Light. Skira Rizzoli. {{ISBN|978-0-8478-3897-4}}.
• (2010) Walker Evans: Decade by Decade. Hatje Cantz. {{ISBN|978-3-7757-2491-3}}.Douglas F. Smith, [http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/reviews/book/885861-421/arts__humanities.html.csp book review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827104843/http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/reviews/book/885861-421/arts__humanities.html.csp |date=2010-08-27 }}, Library Journal.Jörg M. Colberg, [http://jmcolberg.com/weblog/2010/02/review_walker_evans_-_decade_by_decade/ book review], Conscientious.Lenora Jane Estes, [https://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/photography book review], Vanity Fair.
• (2009) Variety: Photographs by Nan Goldin. Skira Rizzoli. {{ISBN|978-0-8478-3255-2}}.[http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/features/book-reviews/e3i4cb8ab67c89c15aa224d6cd30d1dae7a?pn=3 Photo District News Notable Books of 2009]Douglas Stockdale, [http://www.photoeye.com/magazine/reviews/2009/12_07_Variety.cfm book review], photo-eye Magazine.[http://www.planet-mag.com/?s=goldin&x=12&y=9Planet°, Sarah Coleman on Variety]
• (2007) Albert Watson. Phaidon Press Limited. {{ISBN|978-0-7148-4755-9}}.
• (1995) F. Holland Day: Suffering the Ideal. Twin Palms Publishers. {{ISBN|978-0-944092-33-0}}. Times Literary Supplement (London), March 1, 1996, "Uranian, Ukrainian," Will Eames reviews F. Holland Day: Suffering the IdealInterview Magazine (April 1996) "A New Day for an Old Tale," Brad Goldfarb on F. Holland Day: Suffering the Ideal
• (1993) George Platt Lynes: Photographs from the Kinsey Institute. Bulfinch Press/Little Brown & Co. {{ISBN|978-0-8212-1996-6}}.

• (2014) Carlo Mollino: Polaroids, second edition. Damiani. {{ISBN|978-8862083782}}.
• (2013) It's Modern: The Eye and Visual Influence of Alexander Liberman. Rizzoli. {{ISBN|978-0847840717}}.
• (2012) Herb Ritts: L.A. Style. J. Paul Getty Museum. {{ISBN|978-1-60606-100-8}}.
• (2011) High Heels: Fashion, Femininity and Seduction. Thames & Hudson. {{ISBN|978-0-500-51572-3}}.
• (2010) Starburst: Color Photography in America 1970–1980. Hatje Cantz. {{ISBN|978-3-7757-2490-6}}.[http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-02-18/the-kings-of-kodachrome/full/ Daily Beast, The Kings of Kodachrome by Philip Gefter][https://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/the_color_revolution_comes_to.html NPR, The Crusade for Color by Claire O'Neill]
• (2004) Meridel Rubenstein: Belonging: Los Alamos to Vietnam. St. Ann's Press. {{ISBN|978-0-9753302-0-3}}.
• (1998) When We Were Three: The Travel Albums of George Platt Lynes, Monroe Wheeler and Glenway Wescott. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-0-9657280-4-1}}.[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 ][http://www.villagevoice.com/1999-01-19/news/photo-finish/http Voice, January 19, 1999, "Photo Finish" by Vince Aletti]
• (1994) Harm's Way: Lust & Madness, Murder & Mayhem. Twin Palms Publishers. {{ISBN|978-0-944092-28-6}}.[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]

• (2002) Garry Winogrand: 1964. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-62-3}}.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/030131.htm Washington Post, Garry Winogrand: Huge Influence, Early Exit by Frank Van Riper]
• (2002) Berenice Abbott/Eugène Atget. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-63-0}}.
• (2002) Carlo Mollino: Polaroids. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-60-9}}.
• (2001) Robert Mapplethorpe: Autoportrait. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-41-8}}.
• (2001) Richard Misrach: Golden Gate. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-41-8}}.
• (2000) Richard Misrach: Sky Book. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-28-9}}.
• (2000) Walker Evans: The Lost Work. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-29-6}}.[https://www.jstor.org/pss/4134493 Art Journal, Vol. 63, No. 3 (Autumn 2004) The Evans File by Benjamin Lima]
• (1999) Bruce Weber: Chop Suey Club. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-19-7}}.
• (1999) Peter Beard: Fifty Years of Portraits. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-15-9}}.
• (1999) Robert Mapplethorpe: Pictures. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-16-6}}.
• (1998) Ross Bleckner: Watercolor. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-0-9657280-9-6}}.
• (1998) Lynn Davis: Monument. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-07-4}}.
• (1998) Willem de Kooning: Drawing Seeing/Seeing Drawing. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-0-9657280-8-9}}
• (1998) Vik Muniz: Seeing is Believing. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-892041-00-5}}.
• (1997) Adam Fuss. Arena Editions. {{ISBN|978-1-891024-91-7}}.[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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• {{official website|http://www.jamescrump.net}}
• {{IMDb name|id=2615851|name=James Crump}}
• [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/t-magazine/design/ronnie-sassoon-james-crump-soho-new-york-loft.html?_r=0 The Look of '70s SoHo—Captured in One Apartment by Mary Kaye Schilling in T Magazine, February 9, 2017]
• [http://www.jamescrump.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/0618_009-Gespra%CC%88ch-Miche%CC%80le-Lamy-James-Crump.pdf James Crump In Conversation With Michèle Lamy, Vogue Germany (German), June 2018]
• [http://www.jamescrump.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Looking-for-the-Unexpected-A-Portrait-of-James-Crump-.pdf Looking for the Unexpected: A Portrait of James Crump, Filmmaker, by Miss Rosen in Jugular Italy (English), Issue 3, November 2019, pp. 69-81]

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