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In 1999, the Public Art Fund published its first artist book, Looking Up: Rachel Whiteread's Water Tower, to document the artistic process of Whiteread's first public art project in New York City. In 2001 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Public Art Fund expanded its publications program to include artist catalogs featuring selected works commissioned by the Public Art Fund.

		*Plop: Recent Projects of the Public Art Fund ©2004* Co-published with Merrell, this 256 page full-color book documents 49 contemporary art projects presented by the Public Art Fund from 1995 to 2003. Plop explores the diverse ways in which artists have created dynamic, inventive and participatory art experiences for New York City's urban landscape. Edited and Written by Tom Eccles, Anne Wehr, and Jeffrey Kastner Essays by Dan Cameron, and Katy Siegel Available for purchase at Amazon.com View a full list of artists included in Plop

		*Roxy Paine/Bluff ©2004* This 112 page book documents Roxy Paine's Bluff, a 50-foot-tall stainless-steel tree displayed in Central Park as part of a collaboration with the Whitney Museum of American Art's 2002 Biennial Exhibition. Edited by Anne Wehr Conversation between Allan McCollum and Roxy Paine Essays by Michael Crewdson, Margaret Mittelbach, and Tim Griffin Available for purchase at Amazon.com More about Roxy Paine's Bluff...

		*Mariko Mori: Wave UFO ©2003* Co-published with Kunsthaus Bregenz in Austria, this 174 page book documents Mariko Mori's Wave UFO, a sculptural object and viewer participatory installation first installed at Kunsthaus Bregenz in Bregenz, Austria from February 8 until March 23, 2003 and then installed at 590 Madison Avenue, New York from May 10 until July 31, 2003. Edited by Eckhard Schneider Available for purchase at Amazon.com More about Wave UFO...

		*Now Entering Brooklyn ©2003* This 48 page catalog documents four Public Art Fund projects in Brooklyn, ranging from Vik Muniz's wrapping of BAM's façade to the pop-surrealist sculptures of the American Idyll exhibition at MetroTech, including Jon Conner, Roman de Salvo, Amy Gartrell, Dave McKenzie, and Pentti Monkkonen, the sandwich boards carried by curator Jacob Fabricius, and the haunting mechanized puppets of Clara Williams's The Price. Edited by Miki Garcia Essay by Jacob Fabricius accompanied by conversations with Bernadette Corporation, Leon Golub, Sharon Hayes, Ben Kinmont, John Miller, Aleksandra Mir, Adrian Piper, Julia Scher, Michael Snow, and Valerie Tevere More about Vik Muniz's CandyBAM... More about American Idyll... More about Jacob Fabricius's Sandwiched (in New York)... More about Clara Williams's The Price...

		Parklife ©2003 This 24 page catalog features the work of Isidro Blasco, Liz Craft, Peter Gould, Elke Lehmann, and Franco Mondini-Ruiz, all part of Parklife, a group show at MetroTech Center in Brooklyn from October 2002 through September 2003. Edited and Written by Jeffrey Kastner More about Parklife...

		Mark Dion's Field Guide to the Wildlife of Madison Square Park ©2003 This 32 page Field Guide describes the flora and fauna found in Madison Square Park and was a component of Mark Dion's Urban Wildlife Observation Unit, installed as part of Target Art in the Park, 2003. Edited by Mark Dion Essays by Michael Crewdson, Margaret Mittelbach, and Gregory Volk Available for purchase at Printed Matter More about Mark Dion's Urban Wildlife Observation Unit...

		Keith Edmier Emil Dobbelstein and Henry J. Drope, 1944 ©2002 This 40 page catalog documents Keith Edmier's 2 bronze sculptures: Emil Dobbelstein and Henry J. Drope, 1944 installed at Doris C. Freedman Plaza (5th Avenue & 60th Street) as part of the Whitney Biennial in Central Park 2002. Edited by Jeffrey Kastner Essay by Ronald Jones More about Keith Edmier's Emil Dobbelstein and Henry J. Drope, 1944...

		Josiah McElheny The Metal Party ©2002 This 70 page book was co-published with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, and documents McElheny's The Metal Party installation presented by the Public Art Fund in a gallery space in DUMBO and at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Edited by Apollonia Morrill Essays by Glen Helfand, Christine Mehring, Peter Nisbet, Ingrid Schaffner Available for purchase at Printed Matter More about Josiah McElheny's The Metal Party...

		Temporary Residents ©2002 This 24 page catalog features the work of Austin Thomas, Beth Campbell, Ester Partegás, and Art Domantay, all part of Temporary Residents, a group show at MetroTech Center in Brooklyn. Edited and Written by Jeffrey Kastner

		Tony Oursler The Influence Machine ©2001 Co-published with Artangel in London, this 104 page book documents Oursler's installation at both New York City's Madison Square Park and at London's Soho Square. Edited by Gerrie van Noord Conversation between Tony Oursler and Louise Neri Essays by Carlo McCormick and Marina Warner Available for purchase at Amazon.com More about Tony Oursler 's The Influence Machine...

		Paul Pfeiffer Orpheus Descending ©2001 This 28 page catalog documents Paul Pfeiffer's video installation at the World Trade and World Financial Centers in summer 2001. Edited by Jeffrey Kastner Conversation with Paul Pfeiffer, Jeffrey Kastner, Tom Eccles, Lawrence Chua and John Letourneau and an essay by Lawrence Chua Available for purchase at Printed Matter More about Paul Pfeiffer's Orpheus Descending...

		Lawrence Weiner NYC Manhole Covers ©2001 Through photographs, this 40 page catalog documents the 19 locations below 14th Street in New York City, where Lawrence Weiner's NYC Manhole Covers are installed. Photographs by Kirsten Weiner Available for purchase at Printed Matter More about Lawrence Weiner's NYC Manhole Covers...

		Halcyon Days ©2001 This 24 page catalog features the work of Jason Dodge, Andrew Kromelow, Michelle Lopez, Peter Rostovsky, and Jude Tallichet, all part of Halcyon Days, a group show at MetroTech Center in Brooklyn. Edited and Written by Jeffrey Kastner Available for purchase at Printed Matter

		Looking Up: Rachel Whiteread's Water Tower ©1999 Through essays, drawings, photographs and commentary this 196 page book documents Whiteread's inspiration for Water Tower, her first public art project in New York City, commissioned by the Public Art Fund. Edited by Louise Neri Essays by Tom Eccles, Molly Nesbit, Luc Sante, and Neville Wakefield Available for purchase at Amazon.com More about Rachel Whiteread 's Water Tower...