Overlay: Contemporary Art and the Art of Prehistory
Lippard skillfully shows the 'primal urge' is a core issue in 'post-modernist' art. . . it is invaluable as an insider's synthesis capturing the consciousness of vanguard art in the recent past.  --Village VoiceLucy Lippard has skillfully blended sun, moon, myth, and ritual in a search for the meaning and social function of art.  --Gerald Hawkins, author ofStonehenge DecodedandMindsteps to the CosmosThe book's strength lies in the depth of the author's commitment--her dual loyalty to tradition and modernity and her effort to restore the broken connection between the two.  --New York Times Book Review