“…an in-depth, curiously illustrated history…The book is, among other things, a striking object…<i>Live the Ar</i>t is itself an exercise in nostalgia for a bygone New York.” –<i>The New York Times<br /><br /></i>“<b>This is the art book of the year</b>, a vast catalog of the artists and events sponsored by Jeffrey Deitch in the abandoned garage in SoHo that became Deitch Projects from 1996-2010, when the dealer decamped to run the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The cover is a plastic dinner plate; inside, there are endless color photos of the old gallery space alive with everything from beaded kitchens (artist Liza Lou) to Debbie Harry and Fab 5 Freddy "Recapturing the Rapture." Each chapter is a year of the gallery's art. You only have to flip through the pages to see that money was a small part of what made Deitch Projects so special. The essential thing was to be a model for arts entrepreneurs around the world.” –<i>The Star Ledger</i><br /><br /> “<i>Live the Art</i> is anything but the average coffee table book…the book features photos of about two-thirds of all projects exhibited at the space, but is satisfyingly text-heavy…” –<i>Surface</i><br /><br /> “Buy the book…it’s fitting that a new Stefan Sagmeister- designed coffee-table tome celebrating Deitch Projects’ 15-year run comes equipped with a plastic plate that suggests readers literally dine off it.” –<i>Wall Street Journal</i><br /><br /> “Part visual gag, part nostalgia trip, all legacy-builder, <i>Live the Art</i> memorializes the seminal arts-and-entertainment mecca…the book perfectly sets the table for Deitch’s third act—whatever that may be.” –<i>Departures</i><br /><br />"It's a kind of art history memoir; told as a visual essay..." -<i>New York Magazine</i><br /><br />“Autumn brings a fresh, fascinating crop of art, architecture, and design releases. This is one of our favorites.” –<i>Architectural Digest</i>