Review: The Casual: Downplaying Art Since California Conceptualism

Book review of The Casual: Downplaying Art Since California Conceptualism by Jacob Stewart-Halevy. University of Chicago Press, January 2026. 352 p. ill. ISBN 978-0-226-84394-0 (h/c), $47.50. https://bookshop.org/a/107144/9780226843940.* Reviewed July 2026 by Sophia Albanis; MLIS student (Pratt Institute School of Information) and production editor (Farrar, Straus and Giroux); [email protected].

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Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
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2026-08-24
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https://doi.org/10.17613/8z7b1-gq830
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Art, Politics, and Modernism
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Review: The Casual: Downplaying Art Since California Conceptualism

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Review: The Casual: Downplaying Art Since California Conceptualism

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Book review of The Casual: Downplaying Art Since California Conceptualism by Jacob Stewart-Halevy. University of Chicago Press, January 2026. 352 p. ill. ISBN 978-0-226-84394-0 (h/c), $47.50. https://bookshop.org/a/107144/9780226843940.* Reviewed July 2026 by Sophia Albanis; MLIS student (Pratt Institute School of Information) and production editor (Farrar, Straus and Giroux); [email protected].

Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City (US), Pratt Institute (US), Michigan State University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 13%
Art, Politics, and Modernism
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