Robert Conger
ARTIST
Books Rob has been published in
Often seen as a craft of poverty, Rob chose rug hooking for its contrast to past subject matter. the satisfaction of desire through consumerism and greed in his portraits of non ethical practices, shady corporate CEOs snd Politicians.
The Art Of Buying Art
The Art of Buying Art: An Insider's Guide to Collecting Contemporary Art
Paige West, the founder of Mixed Greens, draws from her experience as a contemporary art expert and gallery owner to demystify the process of finding, appreciating and collecting contemporary art on any budget.Hardcover, 208 pages (HarperCollins). Signed copies are available directly from Mixed Greens.
By Hand
by Hand. The use of Contemporary Craft in Art.
Should finally put an end to hackneyed craft cliches . . . . Short first-person introductions from each artist underscore the importance of craft as a kind of acetone that can remove the white-box aura of sanctity from artwork . . . . By Hand introduces us to young makers who are thinking way outside the craft circle. —ReadyMade
Crafty
Public Art commenting on and critiquing social, cultural, political and current events. The works in crafty are hardly one dimentional. they seduce and subvert. decorate and divine, reveal new social norms, and critique cultural constuctions.
Curator, Lisa Tung.
Massachusetts College of Art, 2006
Critical Stitch
Critical Stitch represents the work of needle working Artists.
Currator; Lorraine Morales Cox
Mandeville Galery, Union College.