an in-depth, curiously illustrated history The book is, among other things, a striking object Live the Art is itself an exercise in nostalgia for a bygone New York. The New York Times
This is the art book of the year, a vast catalog of the artists and events sponsored by Jeffrey Deitch in the abandoned garage in SoHo that became Deitch Projects from 1996-2010, when the dealer decamped to run the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The cover is a plastic dinner plate; inside, there are endless color photos of the old gallery space alive with everything from beaded kitchens (artist Liza Lou) to Debbie Harry and Fab 5 Freddy "Recapturing the Rapture." Each chapter is a year of the gallery's art. You only have to flip through the pages to see that money was a small part of what made Deitch Projects so special. The essential thing was to be a model for arts entrepreneurs around the world. The Star Ledger
Live the Art is anything but the average coffee tablebook the book features photos of about two-thirds of all projects exhibited at the space, but is satisfyingly text-heavy Surface
Buy the book it s fitting that a new Stefan Sagmeister- designed coffee-table tome celebrating Deitch Projects 15-year run comes equipped with a plastic plate that suggests readers literally dine off it. Wall Street Journal
Part visual gag, part nostalgia trip, all legacy-builder, Live the Art memorializes the seminal arts-and-entertainment mecca the book perfectly sets the table for Deitch s third act whatever that may be. Departures
"It's a kind of art history memoir; told as a visual essay..." -New York Magazine
Autumn brings a fresh, fascinating crop of art, architecture, and design releases. This is one of our favorites. Architectural Digest
This is the art book of the year, a vast catalog of the artists and events sponsored by Jeffrey Deitch in the abandoned garage in SoHo that became Deitch Projects from 1996-2010, when the dealer decamped to run the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The cover is a plastic dinner plate; inside, there are endless color photos of the old gallery space alive with everything from beaded kitchens (artist Liza Lou) to Debbie Harry and Fab 5 Freddy "Recapturing the Rapture." Each chapter is a year of the gallery's art. You only have to flip through the pages to see that money was a small part of what made Deitch Projects so special. The essential thing was to be a model for arts entrepreneurs around the world. The Star Ledger
Live the Art is anything but the average coffee tablebook the book features photos of about two-thirds of all projects exhibited at the space, but is satisfyingly text-heavy Surface
Buy the book it s fitting that a new Stefan Sagmeister- designed coffee-table tome celebrating Deitch Projects 15-year run comes equipped with a plastic plate that suggests readers literally dine off it. Wall Street Journal
Part visual gag, part nostalgia trip, all legacy-builder, Live the Art memorializes the seminal arts-and-entertainment mecca the book perfectly sets the table for Deitch s third act whatever that may be. Departures
"It's a kind of art history memoir; told as a visual essay..." -New York Magazine
Autumn brings a fresh, fascinating crop of art, architecture, and design releases. This is one of our favorites. Architectural Digest