MATRIX is published on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of
this groundbreaking contemporary art exhibition series at the UC
Berkeley Art Museum. Originally conceived in 1978 as a rotating program
of single-artist exhibitions, it continues as a space of active
engagement with contemporary art and ideas. MATRIX has presented the
work of more than 240 international artists, including Doug Aitken,
Michael Asher, Louise Bourgeois, James Lee Byars, Sophie Calle, Bruce
Conner, Brian Eno, Eva Hesse, Robert Irwin, Zoe Leonard, Chris Marker,
Julie Mehretu, Shirin Neshat, Adrian Piper, Cindy Sherman and Richard
Tuttle. At more than 500 pages, this volume--designed collaboratively
with New York's Project Projects--presents the history of UC Berkeley
Art Museum's innovative program and includes newly commissioned
conversations between some of the most important voices in contemporary
art, including Michael Auping, Lawrence Rinder, Jens Hofmann and Jordan
Kantor.