THE EAKINS PRESS, RAM AND ARCANA: BOOKS ON THE ARTS INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR

MAGICIANS & CHARLATANS +
A CELEBRATION OF THE EAKINS PRESS FOUNDATION
WITH JED PERL AND PETER KAYAFAS

BOOK LAUNCH + DISCUSSION
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21st   6-8:00 PM

Please join Jed Perl - the art critic at The New Republic who poet John Ashbery has called “an almost solitary, essential voice” - as he discusses the state of the art world and the future of fine publishing this coming Sunday with Peter Kayafas, director of the Eakins Press Foundation. Perl’s new book, Magicians & Charlatans, is the latest publication of the Eakins Press, which since 1966 has been producing legendary art and photography books; including Lee Friedlander’s The American Monument, Walker Evans' Message from the Interior, and Lincoln Kirstein’s Elie Nadelman. In Magicians and Charlatans, Perl writes with great urgency about the art scene of the past decade, exploring new museums and galleries and offering highly controversial critiques of the painter Gerhard Richter, art dealer Leo Castelli, and the Museum of Modern Art. Perl and Kayafas will discuss the ever growing need for independent voices - both in the art world and the publishing world. Mr. Perl will be signing copies of his new work, and Arcana: Books on the Arts will present a special exhibition of rare and out-of-print Eakins Press books and rarities; many of which will be available for sale. If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a signed copy of Magicians and Charlatans, please write or call us in advance to reserve one .