Brian O'Doherty's Collected Essays Published by University of California Press

In 2018, the University of California Press published Brian O'Doherty's Collected Essays, edited by Liam Kelly and featuring an introduction by Anne-Maria Bonnet. This collection showcases the writings of the artist and critic, recognized for his influential 1976 work Inside the White Cube: The Ideology of the Gallery Space. It encompasses personal anecdotes about Edward Hopper and Mark Rothko, travel narratives from Las Vegas and Miami, medical discussions, critiques of filmmakers such as Orson Welles, and art reviews from the 1960s and 1970s, including figures like Richard Chamberlain, George Segal, Eva Hesse, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol. While O'Doherty's essays delve into themes like Hopper's windows and Rothko's later pieces, the book lacks a cohesive overview, requiring readers to draw connections. Unlike collections by Clement Greenberg and Michael Fried, it offers limited editorial context, although it includes a brief update on gallery history titled 'Boxes, cubes, installations, whiteness and money,' which discusses the evolution of the white cube concept and its ties to finance. The hardback is priced at $85, while the paperback costs $34.95, containing 342 pages and carrying ISBN 9780520286542.