As part of an ongoing community partnership program focusing on self-education, the Frye Art Museum and Seattle Public Library are pleased to present this list of books and film related to the Frye exhibition Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History. For items listed here, please visit your Seattle Public Library or reserve them at www.spl.org.
Primary sources that inspired Tim Rollins and K.O.S.'s artwork in the Frye exhibition
Carroll, Lewis Annotated Alice: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass When Alice falls down a rabbit hole she encounters the strange inhabitants of a wondrous world.
Collodi, Carlo Pinocchio A pinewood marionette, whose nose betrays him when he lies, finds adventure and misadventure on his way to becoming a boy.
Ellison, Ralph The Invisible Man A nameless narrator describes the incidents in his life that contribute to and amplify his inability to be seen as a human being.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlet Letter When unmarried Hester Prynne gives birth to a daughter in seventeenth-century Boston she suffers public and private shame while trying to make a life for herself and her daughter.
Jacobs, Harriet Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Danger confronts a slave girl when the untoward attention of her owner forces her to hide in an attic where she must live for years before she can escape.
Kafka, Franz Amerika: The Missing Person Seventeen-year-old Karl Rossmann is forced by his family to leave Europe, thereby saving the family from further scandal. Karl navigates a surreal America as he encounters drifters, a lost uncle and suspect employers as he works his way into the heart of the country.
Malcolm X By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches and Writings) A compilation of speeches and interviews tracing the evolution of Malcolm X’s beliefs, this book highlights the activist’s views on political and cultural issues in the United States and abroad.
Melville, Herman Moby Dick Upon turbulent seas in a battered ship, Captain Ahab and his men find themselves in the grip of a life-and-death struggle with a great white whale.
Orwell, George Animal Farm After chasing Farmer Jones away, a group of barnyard animals begin to build a society in which “all animals are equal.” All is well until some animals decide to become more privileged than their fellow creatures.
Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream A comedy about four young lovers who escape Athens by fleeing into a forest only to find it an enchanted wood filled with feuding fairies, mystery, magic, and love spells.
Shelley, Mary Frankenstein A monster created from death yearns to live a natural life.
Stoker, Bram Dracula Journal entries and letters reveal the story of Count Dracula, the resident of a castle in the Carpathian Mountains, who consumes blood and is driven by an insatiable desire to dominate the world.
The Holy Bible The sacred text of the Christian faith, the Bible is comprised of numerous books, songs, gospels, and epistles based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and the history of Israel.
Exhibition Catalogue
Berry, Ian, editor Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History A fully illustrated survey of the artworks created collaboratively by Tim Rollins and the Kids of Survival, this catalogue includes including essays by Julie Ault, Susan Cahan, David Deitcher, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Eleanor Heartney, Lawrence Rinder, and James Romaine; an interview with Rollins by Ian Berry; and an extensive bibliography.
DVD
Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller Kids of Survival: The Art and Life of Tim Rollins + KOS The Emmy-winning account of how Tim Rollins developed his tough-love methods of creating art with a group of kids from the South Bronx. The result is a clear-eyed study of both character and process.
