Hardcover catalogue of the 2010 exhibition of the same name.  Artists include: Isaac Abrams, Albert Alvarez, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Chio Aoshima, Kamrooz Aram, Jeremy Blake, Richie Budd, Gordon Cheung, Judy Chicago, George Cisneros, James Cobb, Steve DiBenedetto, Carole Feuerman, Jack Goldstein, Alex Grey, Peter Halley, Al Held, Mark Hogensen, Constance Lowe, Erik Parker, Ed Paschke, Lari Pittman, Ray Rapp, Deborah Remington, Bridget Riley, Susie Rosmarin, Alex Rubio, Sterling Ruby, Julian Stanczak, Jennifer Steinkamp, Frank Stella, Philip Taaffe, Barbara Takenaga, Fred Tomaselli, Victor Vasarely, Michael Velliquette, Andy Warhol and Robert Williams.  Learn more about this unique survey here, here and here.

In the Swarm presents a cogent response to the rising tide of internet inf(l)ected consciousness that is deeply rooted in the European – primarily German – philosophical tradition, but don't let that scare you off.  This slim tome, judiciously translated from the original German by Erik Butler, is straightforward and gets right to the point in sixteen concise chapters, each focused on a facet of the problem currently confronting us:  the gradual yet seemingly ineluctable erosion of human agency resulting from our ever greater immersion in the sea of information.  Written in 2013, this book was clearly ahead of the curve and will impress any attentive reader with its multitude of insights (Han's formulation of "outrage culture" was eerily prescient).  While most American readers, more optimistic by nature than their European counterparts, will be likely to find themselves resisting Han's more dire conclusions (mostly implicit), there is no escaping the force of his arguments; they must be confronted and counter arguments must be made.  Let the dialectics begin!