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(OCTOBER). Copjec, Joan, Douglas Crimp, Rosalind Krauss & Annette Michelson, Editors. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Journals, 1987. First Edition. 8vo. Printed Wrappers. Journal. Very Good -.. 118pp, illustrated in b&w. At the forefront of contemporary arts theory and criticism, "October" has for over thirty-five years focused critical attention on the contemporary arts and their various contexts of interpretation: film, painting, music, photography, performance, sculpture, literature. Contributions to this issue include: Jeremy Bentham's Panoptic Device - Jacques-Alain Miller; Postmodern History at the Musee d'Orsay - Patricia Mainardi; Learn to Read, She Said - Ann Smock; Ramble City: Postmodernism and Blade Runner - Giuliana Bruno; An Interview with Steve Fagin - Peter Wollen; Gramophone, Film, Typewriter - Friedrich Kittler. A most presentable copy showing some light external wear and soiling along with some chipping to the wrappers at the crown of the spine. It has been priced accordingly. 0-262-75191-7 Inventory Number: 021668