It would be nearly impossible to collect a truly representative sample of his work, in part, because of the political transformation he made in recent years — a journey from left to right that Ian Parker chronicled in this magazine in 2006 — and in part because of the sheer volume, which he managed despite a legendary drinking habit.
Bryant, for example, says he started his work in part because of his interest in music; he collects vintage audio equipment from the 1950s and 1960s, the sort made out of tubes rather than transistors.
Robles sees his work, in part, as a means of underscoring the spirit of dance that's worth prioritizing.
He regards his work in part as a way of building cultural bridges between Iraq and the west.
Though writers disagree on details of the handwriting (see the section on handwriting below), they all agree that the handwriting of the latter portion of Drexel 4257 is probably that of John Gamble, given that there is a concentration of his work in that part of the manuscript.
But his work in "Bach Cantatas," part of Lincoln Center's Great Performers' New Visions series, is a model of simplicity and eerily insightful.
His daughter Tina, 16, and son "Buffy" (Oliver), 8, also work in part of his act.
Since the first public showing of his work in 1969 as part of the landmark Anti-Illusion: Procedures/Materials exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, he has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world.
Bailey recently presented his work in Berlin as part of the Transmediale festival where he was happy to be included in several aspects of its programming.
And could it work in parts of the impoverished South?
