River of Becoming: The Life and Times of Lucas Samaras Lin Prints constructed by the artist to

constructed by the artist to house his paintings and sculptures

and its design alludes to the theme of the exhibition—the grid as a pictorial device and thematic element—through an overlay plastic grid cover in one version of the book

Lynne Tillman

published on the occasion of the 1968 exhibition in New York

published on the occasion of the 2009 exhibition in New York

River of Becoming: The Life and Times of Lucas Samaras Lin Prints constructed by the artist toThis lavishly illustrated volume is the authoritative biography of the consummate self portraitist Lucas Samaras. Written by Michael Skafidas, it provides a riveting depiction of Samarass paradoxical personality through a thorough account of his life and work, from his childhood in wartime Greece through to his artistic career in the United States. In the process, the book becomes an intriguing record of Skafidass own relationship with Samaras, as