Naked Came the ****: The New Rita McBride Catalog from Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein

Naked Came the **** is a conceptual dime store novel that is the brain-child of artist Rita McBride, and the collective literary creation of thirteen authors: John Baldessari and Erin Cosgrove, Meg Cranston, David Gray, Philippine Hoegen, Loudres Iglesias, Axel Jablonski, Matthew Licht, Rita McBride, Glen Rubsamen, Juliao Sarmento, Dirk Snauwaert, Marcel Vos.Each author was solicited with a letter of invitation to consider writing as Gina Ashcraft, the fictitious site specific installation artist. Each author was asked to write in the first person, begin and end each chapter with a coming and going of location, and to include sex. The book also functions as an exhibition catalog for “Naked Came the Stranger,” Rita McBride’s exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein (May 30 - August 25, 2002. Each chapter mentions some specific works of art. The result is a funny, tragic and poignant portrayal of desire, fantasy and frustration in the international art world.