1957
Ashton, Dore. "Art: At a New Gallery, Group Show by 17 Painters and Sculptors Is Opening Display at the Brata." New York Times (October 31, 1957).
Ashton, Dore. "Art: Downtown Shows, Group Exhibitions on View at the Tanager, Camino, March, Terrain and James." New York Times (May 13, 1957).
1959
Hooton, Bruce D. "Exhibition at Poindexter: Donald Berry and Al Held." Arts Magazine vol. 33 (February 1959).
Naegeli, E. Neue Amerikanische Malerei. St. Gallen, Switzerland: Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, 1959.
Nordness, Lee. Art: USA: 59: A Force, A Language, A Frontier. New York: American Art Expositions, 1959.
Postwar Outstanding Works of Art. Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, 1959.
Sandler, Irving H. "Berry and Held at Poindexter." ARTnews (January 1959).
1960
Ashton, Dore. "Art: European Moderns." New York Times (January 19, 1960).
Crehan, Hubert. "Reviews and Previews: Al Held." ARTnews (January 1960).
Dennison, George. "In the Galleries: Al Held." Arts Magazine (January 1960).
Melville, Robert. The Mysterious Sign. London: Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1960.
Modern American Painting 1930–1958. London / St. Louis: United States Embassy / City Art Museum of St. Louis, 1960.
Tono, Yoshiaki. "New Adventures in American Art." Mizue: A Monthly Review of the Fine Arts (March 1960).
1961
Arnason, H. H. American Abstract Expressionists and Imagists. New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1961.
Fried, Michael. "Visitors from America." Arts vol. 36 (December 1961).
Sandler, Irving H. "Reviews and Previews: Al Held." ARTnews (May 1961).
The Poindexter Collection of Contemporary American Art: A Gift to the Montana Historical Society for the People of Montana. Helena, MT: Historical Society of Montana, 1961.
Washburn, Gordan Bailey. The 1961 Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Institute, 1961.
1962
Alloway, Lawrence. "New Talent USA." Art in America vol. 50 (January–February 1962).
Gordon, John. Geometric Abstraction in America. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1962.
Jacobs, Rachel. "L’Ideologie de la Peinture Americaine." Aujourd’hui: Art et Architecture vol. 6 (June 1962).
Preston, Stuart. "What's New at the Modern?" New York Times (November 25, 1962).
Sandler, Irving H. "In the Art Galleries." New York Post Magazine (November 25, 1962).
Sandler, Irving H. "Reviews and Previews: Al Held." ARTnews (December 1962).
The Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture. Pittsburgh, PA: Dept of Fine Arts Carnegie Institute, 1962.
1963
Annual Exhibition 1963: Contemporary American Painting. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1963.
Ascendancy of American Painting. Columbia, SC: Columbia Museum of Art, 1963.
Hess, Thomas B. "The Phony Crisis in American Art." ARTnews (Summer 1963).
Hess, Thomas B. "The Year's Best." ARTnews (January 1963).
Hunter, Sam. New Directions in American Painting. Waltham, MA: Poses Institute of Fine Arts, Brandeis University, 1963.
Judd, Donald. "In the Galleries: Al Held." Arts Magazine vol. 37 (January 1963).
O’Doherty, Brian. "Abstract Confusion." New York Times (June 2, 1963).
O'Doherty, Brian. "Art: Summer Lethargy." New York Times (June 7, 1963).
O'Hara, Frank. Abstract Watercolors by Fourteen Americans. London: United States Embassy, 1963.
Roberts, Colette. "Lettre de New York." Aujourd’hui: Art et Architecture vol. 8 (October 1963).
Sandler, Irving H. "New York Letter." Quadrum XIV (1963).
Solomon, Alan R. Toward a New Abstraction. New York: Jewish Museum, 1963.
Warner Williams, Herman. 28th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. Washington, D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1963.
1964
Amerikanische Malerei. Solothurn, Switzerland: Galerie Bernard, 1964.
Ashton, Dore. "Al Held: New Spatial Experiences." Studio International (November 1964).
Coplans, John. "Post Painterly Abstraction." Artforum (Summer 1964).
Curjel, Hans. "Ausstellung in Zurich." Werk (December 1964).
"Don't Knock It – This Painting Won $1,000." New Haven Register (February 27, 1964).
Greenberg, Clement. Post Painterly Abstraction. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1964.
Leavitt, Thomas W. Some Paintings to Consider. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1964.
Rüdlinger, Arnold. Sammlung La Peau de l'Ours. Basel, Switzerland: Kunsthalle Basel, 1964.
Sandler, Irving H. "Al Held Paints a Picture." ARTnews 63, 3 (May 1964).
Speyer, James A. 67th Annual American Exhibition: Directions in Contemporary Painting and Sculpture. Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1964.
Taylor, Brie. "Towards a Plastic Revolution." ARTnews vol. 63 (March 1964).
1965
1965 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1965.
Ashton, Dore. "Concrete Expressionism at New York University." Studio International (August 1965).
Ashton, Dore. One Hundred Contemporary American Drawings. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1965.
Conant, Howard. A University Collects: Paintings from the New York University Art Collection. New York: American Federation of the Arts, 1965.
Coplans, John. "Los Angeles: Some Paintings to Consider." Artforum vol. 3 (January 1965).
Held, Al. "Cover and Picture Portfolio." Kulchur 16 (Winter 1964–65).
Jurgen-Fischer, Klaus. "Neue Abstraktion." Das Kunstwerk vol. 18 (April–June 1965).
Kozloff, Max. "Art: The Variables of Energy." The Nation vol. 200 (May 10, 1965).
Lange, Rudolf. 126. Fruhjahrsausstellung. Hannover, Germany: Kunstverein Hannover, 1965.
Lippard, Lucy R. "New York Letter." Art International (Summer 1965).
Robins, Corinne. "Six Artists and the New Extended Vision." Arts Magazine 39 (September–October 1965).
Rose, Barbara. "The Second Generation: Academy and Breakthrough." Artforum vol. 4 (September 1965).
Rüdlinger, Arnold. Held, Kelly, Mattmüller, Noland, Olitski, Pfahler, Plumb, Turnbull: Kunsthalle Basel, Ausstellung Signale. Basel, Switzerland: Kunsthalle Basel, 1965.
Sandler, Irving H. "Expressionism with Corners: Five Younger Artists Show at New York University." ARTnews (April 1965).
Sandler, Irving H. Concrete Expressionism. New York: New York University, 1965.
Szeemann, Harald. "Al Held." Das Kunstwerk vol. 18 (April–June 1965).
1966
Alloway, Lawrence. Systemic Painting. New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1966.
Ashton, Dore. "Art: Exhibition of Systemic Painting at the Guggenheim Museum." Arts & Architecture vol. 83 (November 1966).
Baigell, Matthew. "American Abstract Expressionism and Hard Edge: Some Comparisons." Studio International vol. 171 (January 1966).
Baur, John I. H. Art of the United States: 1670–1966. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1966.
Beeren, W. A. L. Al Held. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum, 1966.
de Wilde, E. Vormen van de Kleur [New Shapes of Color]. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Stedelijk Museum, 1966.
Glaser, Bruce. "The New Abstraction." Art International vol. 10 (February 1966).
Goodrich, Lloyd. Art of the United States: 1670-1966. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1966.
H., R. Amerikanische Kunst aus Schweizer Besitz. St. Gallen, Switzerland: Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, 1966.
Hodge, G. Stuart. The First Flint Invitational: An Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture. Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 1966.
McShine, Kynaston L. Amerikaanse Schilderijen Collages. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 1966.
Mellow, James R. "In the American Grain." New Leader vol. 49 (November 7, 1966).
Mellow, James R. "New York Letter." Art International (November 1966).
Pellegini, Aldo. New Tendencies in Art. New York: Crown Publishers, New York, NY, 1966.
Picard, Lil. "The New Wave of Woodstock." Das Kunstwerk vol. 20 (October–November 1966).
Pincus-Witten, Robert. "Systemic Painting." Artforum vol. 5 (November 1966).
Rasmussen, Waldo. Two Decades of American Painting (in Japanese and English). Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, 1966.
Robins, Corinne. "One-Art Systems." Art and Artists vol. 1 (November 1966).
Sommer, Ed. "Bericht aus Deutschland." Art International vol. 10 (March 1966).
Staber, Margrit. "Beobachtungen in New York." Nachrichten Kunst (April 1966).
Tono, Yoshiaki. "Two Decades of American Painting." Mizue: A Monthly Review of the Fine Arts (October 1966).
Walkup, J. Lawrence. The Colleges and Universities Collect. Flagstaff, AZ: Northern Arizona University, 1966.
1967
1967 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Painting. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1967.
"An American Largeness." Time (July 14, 1967).
Battcock, Gregory. "In the Galleries: Al Held." Arts Magazine (May 1967).
Berkson, Bill. In Memory of My Feelings: A Selection of Poems by Frank O’Hara. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1967.
Burton, Scott. "Reviews and Previews: Al Held." ARTnews vol. 66 (April 1967).
C., H. "Galerie Renee Ziegler." Werk vol. 54 (May 1967).
Dahinden, Justus. New Trends in Church Architecture. New York: Universe Books, New York, 1967.
Dienst, Rolf Gunter. "Lettre d’Allemagne." Aujourd’hui: Art et Architecture vol. 10 (October 1967).
Gruen, John. "Al Held, New York." World Journal Tribune (April 21, 1967).
Held, Al. "On Art and Architecture." Perspecta: The Yale Architectural Journal (1967).
"Jackson Pollock: An Artists’ Symposium." ARTnews (April 1967).
Kramer, Hilton. "Abstraction and Empathy." New York Times (July 23, 1967).
Kramer, Hilton. "Assimilation of the Modern Movement." New York Times (April 22, 1967).
Mellow, James R. "New York." Art International (Summer 1967).
Mellow, James R. "Those Wide Open Spaces." The New Leader (August 28, 1967).
Plumb, John. "New Shapes of Color: Amsterdam Commentary." Studio International vol. 173 (February 1967).
Rose, Barbara. "Sensibility of the Sixties." Art in America vol. 55 (January–February 1967).
Rosenberg, Harold. "The Art World: Big." New Yorker (August 26, 1967).
Ruhrberg, Karl. Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts aus Rheinisch-Westfälischem Privatbesitz: Malerei, Plastik, Handzeichnung. Dusseldorf: Stadtische Kunsthalle, Kunstverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen, 1967.
Schjeldahl, Peter. "Survival on 10th Street." New York Times (November 19, 1967).
Tillim, Sidney. "Scale and the Future of Modernism." Artforum vol. 6 (October 1967).
1968
"Al Held at Emmerich." Arts Magazine vol. 43, no. 1 (September–October 1968).
Arnason, H. H. History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968.
Art Students League: Centennial Decade 1968–1969. New York: Art Students League of New York, 1968.
Bann, Stephen. "Art: Documenta 4." London Magazine (September 1, 1968).
Burton, Scott. "Al Held: Big H." ARTnews vol. 67 (March 1968).
Calas, Nicolas. "The Originality of Al Held." Art International vol. 12, 5 (May 15, 1968).
Calas, Nicolas. Art in the Age of Risk and Other Essays. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1968.
Campbell, Lawrence. "Reviews and Previews: Al Held." ARTnews (November 1968).
Documenta 4. Kassel, West Germany: Druck + Verlag Kassel, 1968.
Donohoe, Victoria. "Philadelphia Art Scene: Al Held at the ICA: A Change in Style." Arts Student League of New York Centennial Decade (1968).
Getlein, Frank. "Art: Corcoran Still in the Big Picture." Washington Star (March 17, 1968).
Green, Eleanor. Al Held. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1968.
House, Toni. "Al's Big Art at Corcoran Prompts Big Question." Washington Evening Star (March 15, 1968).
Kramer, Hilton. "Al Held." New York Times (October 12, 1968).
Kudielka, Robert. "Documenta 4: A Critical Review." Studio International vol. 176 (July–August 1968).
Kurtz, Stephen. "Word and Image." Arts Magazine (December 1967–January 1968).
McCoubrey, John W. Al Held: Recent Paintings. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1968.
Metken, Gunter. "Documenta." Deutsche Bauzeitung (Kaleidoskop) vol. 102 (October 1968).
Battcock, Gregory, ed. Minimal Art: A Critical Anthology. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1968.
Orzechowski, Lothar. "Ruckzug aus den Bildern." Hessisch Allgemeine (June 29, 1968).
Perreault, John. "Art." Village Voice (October 17, 1968).
Shirey, David L. "The Great Walls." Newsweek (January 29, 1968).
Stiles, Knute. "The Paintings of Al Held." Artforum 6, 7 (March 1968).
Sweeney, James Johnson. Signals in the 'Sixties. Honolulu, HI: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1968.
Turner, Evan H. The Pure and Clear: American Innovations. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1968.
Wasserman, Emily. "New York: Al Held, André Emmerich Gallery." Artforum (December 1968).
1969
Baur, John I. H. 1969 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1969.
Calas, Nicolas. "The Illusion of Non Illusion: Poets Against Aesthetes." Arts Magazine vol. 43 (Summer 1969).
Christison, Muriel B. Extensions of the Artist: Prints from the Collection of Lydia and Harry Lewis Winston. Champaign, IL: Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1969.
Freed, Eleanor. "Al Held's New Math." Houston Post (January 12, 1969).
Hopkins, Henry T. Drawings: An Exhibition of Contemporary American Drawings. Fort Worth, TX: Fort Worth Art Center, 1969.
Hobdy, D. J. "Held's Complexity: Out of Simplicity on a Large Scale." Houston Chronicle (January 12, 1969).
McCoubrey, John W. "Al Held: Recent Paintings." Art Journal vol. 28 (Spring 1969).
Selections from the Richard Brown Baker Collection. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, 1969.
Smith, Gordon M. Contemporary Art: Acquisitions 1966–1969. Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1969.
1970
Al Held. Zurich: Galerie Renee Ziegler, 1970.
American Painting 1900–1970. New York: Time-Life Books, 1970.
Ashton, Dore. Modern American Painting. New York: New American Library, 1970.
Domingo, Willis. "Al Held at Emmerich." Arts Magazine vol. 44 (March 1970).
Glueck, Grace. "Something for Every Appetite: New York Gallery Notes." Art in America vol. 58 (March–April 1970).
Gruen, John. "Solid Geometry." New York Magazine (April 1970).
Hunter, Sam. "La Pittura Americana del Dopoguerra." Fratelli Fabbri Editori (1970).
Mellow, James R. "Painting by the Numbers—With a Difference." New York Times (March 29, 1970).
Mendelowitz, Daniel M. A History of American Art. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.
Miller, Jo. Seventeenth National Print Exhibition. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 1970.
"New York: Variations in Geometric Abstraction." Art International vol. 14 (May 20, 1970).
Nordland, Gerald. Catalog of the Permanent Collection of Painting and Sculpture. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1970.
"Prints and Portfolios Published." The Print Collector's Newsletter vol. 1 (May–June 1970).
Ratcliff, Carter. "Reviews and Previews: Al Held." ARTnews vol. 69 (April 1970).
Selz, Peter H. American Painting 1970. Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1970.
Spies, Werner. Sammlung Etzold. Cologne, Germany: Kolnischer kunstverein, 1970.
Vinklers, Bitite. "New York: Variations in Geometric Abstractions." Art International (May 20, 1970).
1971
Al Held: Recent Paintings. Detroit, MI: Donald Morris Gallery, 1971.
Calas, Nicolas. Icons and Images of the Sixties. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1971.
Crookshank, Anne. Rosc '71: The Poetry of Vision: An International Exhibition of Modern Art from Outside Ireland and Viking Age Art. Dublin, Ireland: Royal Dublin Society, 1971.
Felix, Zdenek. Die Sammlung der Emanuel-Hoffmann-Stiftung. Basel, Switzerland: Kunstmuseum Basel, 1971.
Finkelstein, Louis. Thoughts About Painterly. Art News Annual XXXVII. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1971.
Gordon, Ruth. Myself Among Others. New York: Dell Publishing, New York, NY, 1971.
Hilton, Tim. "Irish Commentary." Studio International vol. 182 (December 1971).
Huyghe, Rene. Formes et Forces: De l'Atome a Rembrandt. Paris: Flammarion, 1971.
Knobler, Nathan. The Visual Dialogue: An Introduction to the Appreciation of Art. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.
Netsch, Walter A. Living with Art: Selected Loans from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Netsch. Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Museum of Art, 1971.
Robbin, Tony. "A Protean Sensibility." Arts Magazine vol. 45 (May 1971).
Usui, Kiichi. Art of the Decade, 1960–1970: Exhibition of Paintings from the Collections of Greater Detroit. Rochester, MI: University Art Gallery, Oakland University, 1971.
1972
Al Held: New Paintings. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1972.
Baker, Kenneth. "Reviews." Artforum (June 1972).
Cantor, Richard. "To Be Read Additively Over an Extended Period of Time." Arts Magazine (May 1972).
Chapin, Louis. "The Home Forum." Christian Science Monitor (1972).
Elderfield, John. "The Whitney Annual." Art in America vol. 60 (May–June 1972).
Greenberg, Clement. "Rosc '71." Art International vol. 16 (February 1972).
Hunter, Sam. American Art of the 20th Century. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1972.
Ratcliff, Carter. "The Whitney Annual, Part I." Artforum (April 1972).
Rose, Barbara. "Al Held: Long-Distance Runner." New York Magazine (April 17, 1972).
Rose, Barbara. American Art Since 1900: A Critical History. New York: Praeger, 1972.
Sandler, Irving H. "Al Held at Emmerich and Philip Pearlstein at Frumkin." Art in America (September–October 1972).
Shirey, David L. "Al Held's Art in a Significant Change." New York Times (April 8, 1972).
Siegel, Jeanne. "Reviews and Previews: Al Held." ARTnews (Summer 1972).
Smith, Alvin. "New York Letter." Art International (Summer 1972).
Wolmer, Denise. "In the Galleries." Arts Magazine (May 1972).
1973
Al Held: New Paintings. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1973.
"André Emmerich Uptown and Downtown Galleries." Arts Magazine (December 1973).
Arnason, H. H. The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation, Chicago, 1973.
Ashton, Dore. From the 1960s to the Present Day. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1973.
Bell, Jane. "Al Held." Arts Magazine (December 1973).
Bell, Jane. "New York Galleries." Arts Magazine (May 1973).
Campbell, Lawrence. "Reviews and Previews: Al Held." ARTnews (November 1973).
Contemporary Art 1942–72: Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. New York: Praeger Publishers, in association with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1973.
Geldzahler, Henry. American Painting Since 1960. New York: Praeger Publishers, in association with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1973.
Hess, Thomas B. "Pavia and Held: Heavyweight Contenders." New York Magazine (October 29, 1973).
Kingsley, April. "New York: André Emmerich Gallery." Art International (December 1973).
Kramer, Hilton. "Forms Filled with Fantasy and Energy." New York Times (October 20, 1973).
Marandel, J. Patrice. Small Works: Selections from the Richard Brown Baker Collection of Contemporary Art. Providence, RI: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1973.
Mascheck, Joseph. "Reviews." Artforum (December 1973).
Wilmerding, John, ed. The Genius of American Painting. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1973.
1974
Barrio-Garay, Jose Luis. "Dos Variaciones Tardias de la Abstraccion: Galeria Emmerich, New York." Goya (March 1974).
Bourdon, David. "A Triangle is Not a Triangle is Not a Triangle." Village Voice (November 7, 1974).
Contemporary American Paintings from the Lewis Collection. Wilmington, DE: Delaware Art Museum, 1974.
Derfner, Phyllis. "New York Letter." Art International vol. 18 (December 15, 1974).
Finkelstein, Louis. "Al Held: Structure and the Intuition of Theme." Art in America (November– December 1974).
Frumkin, Allan. 1961: American Painting in the Watershed Year. New York: Allan Frumkin Gallery, 1974.
Geelhaar, Christian. "Neue Bilder und Zeichnungen, Zurich: Exhibition." Pantheon (April 1974).
Gruen, John. "Held, Ikeda, Finkelstein, Michals." Soho Weekly News (October 24, 1974).
Hess, Thomas B. "Macho Ado about Nothing." New York Magazine (November 25, 1974).
Kramer, Hilton. "Al Held Leaves Us Uneasy and Disturbed." New York Times (October 20, 1974).
Netter, Maria. "Strukturen Sollen Nicht in Manifest en Proklamiert Sondern in den Bildern Sichtbarwerden." Magazin Kunst vol. 14 (1974).
Olson, Arlene R. Less is More: The Influence of the Bauhaus on American Art. Miami: Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1974.
Robins, Corinne. "Al Held: New York Black and White." Art International vol. 18 (Summer 1974).
Rose, Barbara. "Art." Vogue (November 1974).
Tucker, Marcia. Al Held. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1974.
Warrum, Richard L. Painting & Sculpture Today 1974. Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art / Contemporary Art Society, 1974.
Zemel, Carol. "New York." Artscanada vol. 30 (December 1973–January 1974).
1975
"Actualite." Art Press (February 1975).
"Al Held." New Yorker (April 17, 1975).
"Art: Al Held Drawings." Village Voice (March 24, 1975).
Ashton, Dore. "New York." Coloquio Artes (October 1975).
Bremer, Nina. "Al Held, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York." Pantheon (January 1975).
Chambers, Marlene. The Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection: American Art since 1960. Denver, CO: Denver Art Museum, 1975.
Dault, Gary Michael. "Al Held: The Jared Sable Gallery." Artscanada vol. 32 (June 1975).
Dault, Gary Michael. "Al Held's Aggressive Paintings Grab Attention." Toronto Star (May 2, 1975).
Dault, Gary Michael. "Best Bet in Art Shows Controversial Al Held." Toronto Star (April 25, 1975).
Derfner, Phyllis. "Emmerich Gallery, New York." Art International vol. 19 (May 1975).
"El Arte en Domingo." El Nacional (September 7, 1975).
Kramer, Hilton. "Al Held." New York Times (March 29, 1975).
Kritzwiser, Kay. "Color Superfluous for Painter Held." Toronto Globe and Mail (May 9, 1975).
Mascheck, Joseph. "Al Held: Two Views." Artforum (January 1975).
Miro, Marsha. "Modern Mavericks, African Masters at Morris Gallery." Detroit Free Press (October 5, 1975).
McShine, Kynaston L. and Waldo Rasmussen. El Lenguaje del Color. Caracas, Venezuela: Museo de Bellas Artes; Mexico, DF: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1975.
Slade, Roy. 34th Biennial of Contemporary American Painting the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
The Art Collection of the First City National Bank of Houston. Houston, TX: First City National Bank of Houston, 1975.
1976
Buckler, Susan. Surface, Edge and Color: Paintings by Al Held, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, Kenneth Noland, Larry Poons, Frank Stella. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program, 1976.
Goerg, Charles. Peinture Americaine en Suisse 1950–1965. Geneva, Switzerland: Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, 1976.
Goodrich, Lloyd. A Selection of American Art: The Skowhegan School, 1946–1976. Boston, MA: Institute of Contemporary Art, 1976.
Gorney, Jay. "Drawing Today in New York." Art Journal (Winter 1976).
Henry, Gerrit. "Is New York Still the Artistic Place to Be?" ARTnews (November 1976).
Honisch, Dieter. Amerikanische Kunst von 1945 bis Heute: Kunst der USA in Europäischen Sammlungen. Koln: DuMont, 1976.
Kuhn, Annette. "Culture Shock: Philadelphia Mural Project." Village Voice (June 14, 1976).
Lief, Louise. "Held Depicts Own Artistic Evolution." Yale Daily News (November 30, 1976).
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Late Modern: The Visual Arts Since 1945. New York: Praeger, 1976.
McEwen, John. "Soft Sell." Spectator (September 1976).
Powell III, Earl A. Abstract Expressionists and Imagists: A Retrospective View. Austin, TX: University of Texas at Austin, 1976.
Robbin, Tony. "Visual Paradox and Four-Dimensional Geometry." Tracks: A Journal of Artists' Writings (Winter 1976).
Today/Tomorrow: Selected Contemporary Artists. Coral Gables, FL: Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1976.
Weisman, Steven R. "Albany Mall is Enjoyed by Friend and Foe Alike." New York Times (June 24, 1976).
1977
Cecchettini, Philip Alan. Art America: A Resource Manual. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977.
Chiego, William J. From Oregon Private Collections. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1977.
Conroy, Sarah Booth. "Philadelphia's Commitment to Art in Public Places." Washington Post (June 5, 1977).
Cummings, Paul. American Drawing, 1927–1977. Saint Paul, MN / Madrid, Spain: Minnesota Museum of Art / Museo Espanol de Arte Contemporaneo, Ciudad Universitaria, 1977.
d'Amecourt, Roger. Al Held. Paris: Galerie Roger d'Amecourt, 1977.
Documenta 6. Kassel, West Germany: Druck + Verlag Kassel, 1977.
Donohoe, Victoria. "Three New Works of Distinction and Merit in the City." Philadelphia Inquirer (June 7, 1977).
Fabre, Gladys C. Aspects Historiques du Constructivisme et de L'art Concret. Paris: Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1977.
Frackman, Noel. "Al Held/Gold/Michael Steiner." Arts Magazine (February 1977).
Friedman, Martin. A View of a Decade. Chicago, IL: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1977.
Gibson, Michael. "Constructivism: A Marriage of Science and Art." International Herald Tribune (August 2, 1977).
Kenedy, R. C. "Galerie d'Amecourt, Paris." Art International (July–August 1977).
Lassaigne, Jacques. Aspects Historiques Du Constructiisme et De L'art Concret. Paris: Musee d'Art Moderne De La Ville de Paris, 1977.
Lienert, Konrad Rudolph. "Al Held Bezeichnet Sich Als Amerikanischen Cezanne." Neue Zuricher Zeitung (January 27, 1977).
McEwen, John. "Spaced Out." Spectator (May 21, 1977).
Miro, Marsha. "Al Held's World: All Things in Flux." Detroit Free Press (November 20, 1977).
Overy, Paul. "Critic." Times (May 17, 1977).
Perry Vanderlip, Diane. Collection in Progress: 200 or so Selections from the Collection of Milton Brutten and Helen Herrick. Philadelphia, PA: Moore College of Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1977.
Powell III, Earl A. The James A. Michener Collection: Twentieth Century American Painting. Austin, TX: University of Texas, Austin, 1977.
Robbin, Tony. "The New Art of 4-Dimensional Space: Spatial Complexity in Recent New York Work." Artscribe (November 1977).
Rotzler, Willy H. Constructive Concepts: A History of Constructive Art from Cubism to the Present. Zurich: ABC Verlag, 1977.
Skoggard, Ross. "Reviews: New York." Artforum (February 1977).
Vaizey, Marina. "A Calligraphy of Form." Arts Review (May 27, 1977).
Vaizey, Marina. "Advance and Be Recognised." Sunday Times (May 15, 1977).
Walker, James Faure. "Al Held Interviewed by James Faure Walker." Artscribe (July 1977).
1978
Baker, Kenneth. "The Eyes Have It: Al Held Paints Seeing." Boston Phoenix (March 7, 1978).
Cathcart, Linda L. American Painting of the 1970s. Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1978.
Ceysson, Bernard. "L'Art Americain dans les Collections Privees Francaises." Elac Magazine (1978).
Forge, Andrew. Al Held: New Paintings. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1978.
Frackman, Noel. "Al Held." Arts Magazine (September 1978).
Gamwell, Lynn. "Al Held." Arts Magazine (December 1978).
Kardon, Janet. Point. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia College of Art, 1978.
Kingsley, April. "Art: Obsessions." Village Voice (May 15, 1978).
McEwen, John. "Rareties." Spectator (August 26, 1978).
Montagu, Kyra. "Held, Wainwright—Art That Crystalizes." Boston Ledger (March 10, 1978).
Perrone, Jeff. "Reviews: New York." Artforum (September 1978).
Rasmussen, Waldo. American Art from the Museum of Modern Art: An Exhibition Circulated by the International Program of the Museum of Modern Art. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1978.
Raynor, Vivien. "Art: Al Held Puts Op in a Hall of Mirrors." New York Times (May 12, 1978).
Sandler, Irving H. The New York School: The Painters and Sculptors of the Fifties. New York: Harper & Row, 1978.
Shiman, Leon G. Al Held: Paintings and Drawings, 1973–1978. Boston, MA: Institute of Contemporary Art, 1978.
Taylor, Robert. "Critic's Choice: Al Held." Boston Globe (February 24, 1978).
Taylor, Robert. "ICA's Al Held Exhibit is His First in Boston." Boston Globe (January 26, 1978).
1979
Berlind, Robert. "Review of Exhibitions: Al Held at Emmerich." Art in America (May–June 1979).
Cavaliere, Barbara. "André Emmerich Gallery." Arts Magazine (May 1979).
Jarmusch, Ann. "Philadelphia: Intermittent Touching." ARTnews vol. 78 (March 1979).
Kahan, Mitchell Douglas. Art Inc.: American Paintings from Corporate Collections. Montgomery, AL: Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in association with Brandywine Press, 1979.
Kramer, Hilton. "Art: Al Held Adds Color to Geometry." New York Times (February 23, 1979).
Levin, Kim. "Farewell to Modernism." Arts Magazine (October 1979).
Osborne, Harold. Abstraction and Artifice in Twentieth-Century Art. Oxford / New York: Clarendon Press / Oxford University Press, 1979.
Rubin, David S. Black and White are Colors: Paintings of the 1950s–1970s. Claremont, CA: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979.
Schipper, Merle. Americans in Paris, the '50s. Northridge, CA: Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Northridge, 1979.
Schwartz, Ellen. "New York Reviews." ARTnews (May 1979).
Stevens, Mark. "The Dizzy Decade." Newsweek (March 26, 1979).
1980
"Al Held — Austellung in Bottrop." Frankfurter Allgemeine (July 1, 1980).
Art in Our Time: HHK Foundation for Contemporary Art Collection. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Art Center, 1980.
Baro, Gene. American Drawing in Black and White: 1970–1980. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 1980.
Cooke, Lynne. "Held, Louis, and Newman." Artscribe (June 1980).
E. T. "Aufgeloste Raume aus Kuben und Kreisen — Al Held im Quadrat." Ruhr Nachrichten (June 9, 1980).
Forge, Andrew. Al Held: Neue Bilder/Recent Paintings. Zurich, Switzerland: Gimpel & Hanover / Galerie André Emmerich, 1980.
Hoghe, Raimund. "Bottrop: Al Held." Die Zeit (April 7, 1980).
Kramer, Hilton. "Al Held: Bridging Two Esthetic Worlds." New York Times (April 20, 1980).
Larson, Kay. "Art: 57th Street." Village Voice (April 28, 1980).
Loskill, Hans-Jorg. "Al Held: Mit der Wucht der Farbe." Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (June 7, 1980).
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Art in the Seventies. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press/ Phaidon, 1980.
McEwen, John. "Dekorative." Spectator (May 10, 1980).
Miller, Sandra. "Al Held: Galerie Annely Juda." Art Press (1980).
Rotzler, Willy. Al Held. Bottrop, West Germany: Quadrat Bottrop Moderne Galerie, 1980.
Sandler, Irving H. "Individual Character and Presence: Al Held's Paintings, 1959–1961." Arts Magazine (April 1980).
Sandler, Irving H. Al Held 1959–1961. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1980.
Schneider, Angela. Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts: Ein Fuhrer Durch die Sammlung. Berlin: Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Nationalgalerie, 1980.
Societe des Artistes Independants. L'Amerique aux Independants: 91e Exposition, Societe des Artistes Independants. Paris: Societe des Artistes Independants, 1980.
Stachelhaus, Heiner. "Geometrische Verwirrspiele: Neue Bilder von Al Held in Bottrop." Neue Ruhr Zeitung (June 24, 1980).
Thalacker, Donald W. The Place of Art in the World of Architecture. New York: Chelsea House Publishers in association with R. R. Bowker, 1980.
Urban Encounters: Art, Architecture, Audience. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1980.
Vaizey, Marina. "Portrait of the Artist as a Tease." Sunday Times (April 20, 1980).
Walker, Richard. "Al Held: Annely Juda Fine Art." Arts Review (April 25, 1980).
Winter, Peter. "Al Held, Moderne Galerie Bottrop." Das Kunstwerk vol. 33 (1980).
Winter, Peter. "Das Autobahn-Erlebnis im Museum: Al Held Ausstellung in Bottrop." Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (July 1, 1980).
Wortz, Melinda. "Los Angeles: Single Room, $3.50." ARTnews vol. 79 (March 1980).
Wykes-Joyce, Max. "Americans in London." International Herald Tribune (May 3–4, 1980).
Zimmer, William. "Al Held: Paintings 1959–61." Soho News (April 16, 1980).
1981
1981 Biennial Exhibition. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1981.
A. M. "Balancen." Die Weltwoche (December 16, 1981).
"Al Held, Jurg Altherr." Neue Zuricher Zeitung (December 4, 1981).
"Al Held, Jurg Altherr." Tages-Anzeiger (November 20, 1981).
Armstrong, Tom. Amerikanische Malerei 1930–1980. Munich: Haus der Kunst / Prestel, 1981.
Brandt, Frederick R. Late Twentieth Century Art from the Sydney and Frances Lewis Foundation. Richmond, VA: Sydney and Frances Lewis Foundation, 1981.
Diamonstein, Barbaralee. Collaboration: Artists and Architects. New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1981.
Dienst, Rolf-Gunter. "Absolut Malerei: Zu Einer Kunst der Reduktion und Diffenzierung." Das Kunstwerk vol. 34 (1981).
"FIAC '81: One-Man Shows: Al Held." Art Press (October 1981).
Foster, Hal. "Review, André Emmerich Gallery." Artforum (February 1981).
Gassert, Siegmar. "Die Bildgeometrie des Kosmos." Basel Zeitung (December 22, 1981).
Mann, Virginia. "All in Line." Arts Magazine vol. 55 (February 1981).
Mones, Arthur. Artists in Photographs. New York: Horizon Press, 1981.
Selz, Peter. Art in Our Times: A Pictorial History 1890–1980. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1981.
Smith, Roberta. "Biennial Blues." Art in America (April 1981).
Staniszewski, Mary Anne. "New York Reviews: Al Held." ARTnews (April 1981).
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Art. Oxford / New York: Oxford University Press, 1981.
1982
1981–1982: Robert Miller, New York. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1982.
Ashbery, John. "Portraits and Puzzles." Newsweek (April 5, 1982).
Ayers, Robert. "Al Held at Juda Rowan." Artscribe (March 1982).
Belz, Carl. A Private Vision: Contemporary Art from the Graham Gund Collection. Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1982.
Burr, James. "Around the Galleries." Apollo (February 1982).
Campbell, Lawrence. "Exhibitions New York: Al Held at Robert Miller." Art in America (September 1982).
Cork, Richard. "Held in Authority." Standard (February 16, 1982).
Friedman, Jon R. "Al Held." Arts Magazine (June 1982).
Gallati, Barbara. "Al Held 1954–59." Arts Magazine (May 1982).
Henry, Gerrit. "Al Held at Robert Miller." ARTnews (September 1982).
Hughes, Graham. "Al Held." Arts Review (February 26, 1982).
Kramer, Hilton. "Al Held 1954–59." New York Times (March 26, 1982).
Larson, Kay. "Art." New York Magazine (March 22, 1982).
Leslie, Jonathan. "Al Held at the Juda Rowan Gallery." Arts Review (February 12, 1982).
Petzal, Monica. "Review of the Juda Rowan Exhibit." Time Out (February 19–25, 1982).
Phillips, Lisa. Surveying the Seventies: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1982.
Robins, Corinne. "American Urban Art Triumphant: The Abstract Paintings of Arthur Cohen, Al Held, Phoebe Helman, and Frank Stella." Arts Magazine (May 1982).
Rose, Barbara. "Deep Space and Visual Thrills." Vogue America (October 1982).
Sandler, Irving H. Al Held: 1954–1959. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1982.
Sandler, Irving H. Concepts in Construction: 1910–1980. New York: Independent Curators Incorporated, 1982.
Simon, Amy. The Art Collection: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson. New York: Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, 1982.
Smith, Roberta. "Al Held." Village Voice (March 17, 1982).
Tarshes, D. "Meet American Artist Al Held." When in Rome Magazine (February 21–28, 1982).
Vaizey, Marina. "Painter's Playtime." Sunday Times (February 7, 1982).
1983
Abstract Painting: 1960–69. Queens, NY: Institute for Art and Urban Resources, 1983.
Atkins, Robert. "Art: To Intrigue the Eye." Architectural Digest (April 1983).
Bermingham, Peter. Paintings and Sculpture in the Permanent Collection of the University of Arizona Museum of Art: with Selected Drawings and Watercolors. Tucson: University of Arizona, Museum of Art, 1983.
Brach, Paul. "Review of Exhibitions: Al Held at Emmerich." Art in America (January 1983).
Brenson, Michael. "Roman Haven for US Arts." New York Times (March 11, 1983).
Brown, Milton. One Hundred Masterpieces of American Painting from Public Collections in Washington, D.C.. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983.
Brutvan, Cheryl. "Recent Acquisition: Al Held Albright." Albright-Knox Art Gallery (May 1983).
Cohen, Ronny. "New Editions: Al Held." ARTnews (October 1983).
Colby, Joy Hakanson. "Al Held: Pushing at the Boundaries of Art." Detroit News (May 15, 1983).
Colby, Joy Hakanson. "Art and Elegance." Detroit News (May 12, 1983).
Dalrymple Henderson, Linda. The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1983.
Glaser, David J. "Al Held's Strategy of Structural Conflict." Arts Magazine (January 1983).
Miro, Marsha. "Paintings Born of Geometry and Light." Detroit Free Press (May 15, 1983).
Morris, Mark C. Al Held: New Paintings. Birmingham, MI: Donald Morris Gallery, 1983.
Netsch, Walter A. Living With Art, Two: The Collection of Walter and Dawn Clark Netsch. Oxford, OH: Miami University Art Museum, 1983.
Poirier, Maurice. "The 60s in Abstract: 13 Statements and an Essay." Art in America vol. 71 (October 1983).
Snyder, William. "Southland Center Unveils Works by Held, Sugarman." Dallas Morning News (November 11, 1983).
Walker, Barry. The American Artist as Printmaker: 23rd National Print Exhibition. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, 1983.
1984
"Al Held – Ausstellung in Zurich." Neue Zuricher Zeitung (January 31, 1984).
"Al Held bei Gimpel-Hanover und Emmerich." Kultur (1984).
Al Held: Drawings from 1976. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1984.
Al Held: Major New Paintings. Chicago, IL: Richard Gray Gallery, 1984.
"André Emmerich Gallery." Arts Magazine (May 1984).
Billeter, Fritz. "Al Held: Unser Sehen auf Trab Bringen." Tages-Anzeiger (January 20, 1984).
Davis, Douglas. "Books: Review of Al Held by Irving Sandler." Newsweek (December 10, 1984).
Fitzhugh, Drew. "Al Held." Arts Magazine vol. 58 (March 1984).
Frank, Peter. Abstraction Inflected by Illusion: A Recent History. New York: Louis K. Meisel Gallery, 1984.
Gassert, Siegmar. "Al Held." Basel Zeitung (February 16, 1984).
Glueck, Grace. "Al Held." New York Times (March 30, 1984).
Killer, Peter. "Al Held bei Gimpel-Hanover und André Emmerich." Tages-Anzeiger (February 7, 1984).
Knight, Christopher. "Making Sense of a Decade Full of Artistic Mishmash." Los Angeles Times (April 1984).
Larson, Kay. "Al Held by Irving Sandler." New York Magazine (December 17, 1984).
Marshall, Richard. American Art Since 1970: Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings from the Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1984.
Mays, John Bentley. "Al Held at the Marianne Friedland Gallery." Globe and Mail (November 22, 1984).
McCready, Karen. "West Goes East—Crown Point Press in Japan." Crown Point Press Newsletter (Fall 1984).
Sandler, Irving H. Al Held. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1984.
Schimmel, Paul. Action/Precision: The New Direction in New York, 1955–60. Newport, CA: Newport Harbor Art Museum, 1984.
Schwartz, Ellen. Beauties & Beasts, or, What Makes Great Art Great? Brooklyn, NY: Pratt Institute, 1984.
Taylor, Robert. "The World of Art." Boston Globe (December 9, 1984).
Tousley, Nancy. "Constructivist Exhibition is Carefully Assembled." Calgary Herald (January 22, 1984).
Turner, Evan H. The Ackland Art Museum: A Handbook. Chapel Hill, NC: Ackland Art Museum, 1984.
Vitz, Paul C., and Arnold B. Glimcher. Modern Art and Modern Science: The Parallel Analysis of Vision. New York: Praeger, 1984.
1985
"Al Held by Irving Sandler." Artline (Winter 1985).
Al Held: New Paintings. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1985.
"Al Held." Art & Artists (September 1985).
"Al Held." Arts Magazine (May 1985).
Ashton, Dore. "Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910–1980." Arts Magazine vol. 60 (December 1985).
Baker, Kenneth. "Second Generation: Mannerism or Momentum?" Art in America (June 1985).
Berlind, Robert. "Al Held, by Irving Sandler." Art in America (October 1985).
Billeter, Fritz. Moderne Kunst – Unsere Gegenwart. Pfaffikon ZH, Switzerland: Seedamm-Kulturzentrum, 1985.
Brenson, Michael. "Al Held." New York Times (October 18, 1985).
Bruegmann, Robert. A Guide to 150 Years of Chicago Architecture. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 1985.
Castelli Sundell, Nina. The Bronx Celebrates. Bronx, NY: Lehman College Art Gallery, the City University of New York, 1985.
"Contrasts of Form." Museum of Modern Art Members Quarterly (Summer 1985).
Dabrowski, Magdalena. Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art 1910–1980. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1985.
"Drawings on Exhibition." Drawing vol. 6 (March–April 1985).
"Feast Your Eyes." Opportunity (January 1985).
Finkelstein, Louis. On Plastic Integrity. New York: Abaris Books, 1985.
Gardner, Paul. "When is a Painting Finished?" ARTnews (November 1985).
Huntington, Richard. "Brushing Up." Buffalo News (September 22, 1985).
Kramer, Hilton. "What Abstract Art Achieved." New York Times Magazine (September 19, 1985).
Larson, Kay. "Al Held." New York Magazine (October 28, 1985).
Lucie-Smith, Edward. American Art Now. New York: William Morrow and Co., Inc., 1985.
Muchnic, Suzanne. "Vitality Emerges from Geometric Abstraction." Los Angeles Times (1985).
Muchnic, Suzanne. "Viz Arts." Los Angeles Times (March 17, 1985).
Poirier, Maurice. "Al Held." ARTnews (December 1985).
Rattiner, Dan. "Now That's What I Call a Beach Picnic." Dan's Papers (June 19, 1985).
Raynor, Vivien. "Al Held." New York Times (May 10, 1985).
Robinson, Franklin W. Fortissimo! Thirty Years from the Richard Brown Baker Collection of Contemporary Art. Providence, RI: Museum of Art, RISD, San Diego Museum of Art, Portland Art Museum, 1985.
Schmitz, Britta. Von Courbet bis Beuys: Neuerwerbungen '75–'85. Berlin: Nationalgalerie Berlin, 1985.
Scott, Patricia. "Review: Al Held by Irving Sandler." Library Journal (February 15, 1985).
Shinn, Dorothy. "Office Building Painting a Cause for Traffic Jams." Akron Beacon Journal (February 17, 1985).
Shipp, Steve. "The Geometrical Illusions of Al Held." World Fine Art (February 27, 1985).
Since the Harlem Renaissance: 50 Years of Afro-American Art. Lewisburg, PA: Center Gallery of Bucknell University, 1985.
Stachelhaus, Heiner. Auf den Punkt Gebracht: Kunstkritiken 1963–1985. Recklinghausen, Germany: Bongers, 1985.
Stevens, Mark. "A Fresh Look at the '50s." Newsweek (January 21, 1985).
Tribute to Lotte Brand Philip: Art Historian and Detective. New York: Abaris Books, 1985.
Vaizey, Marina. "New Art Books." Art and Artists (September 1985).
Wallach, Amei. "Abstracts and Other Currents." Newsday (January 18, 1985).
Wallach, Amei. "Revealing a New Fervor in Modern Art." Newsday (December 22, 1985).
Weinrib, David. This Way/This Way. Sparkill, NY: Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, 1985.
Westfall, Stephen. "Then and Now: Six of the New York School Look Back." Art in America (June 1985).
Yard, Sally. An Architect's Eye: Selections from the Collection of Graham Gund. South Hadley, MA: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, 1985.
Yau, John. "Action/Precision." Artforum (May 1985).
1986
Ackerman, Martin S. Smart Money and Art: Investing in Fine Art. Barrytown, NY: Station Hill Press, 1986.
"Akron Art Museum: Exhibitions and Events." Akron Art Museum (March–April 1986).
"Al Held, Pablo 7." Print Collector's Newsletter (July–August 1986).
Art in the Environment. Boca Raton, FL: Boca Raton Museum of Art, 1986.
Baker, Kenneth. "Dreamlike Images and Vision." San Francisco Chronicle (April 29, 1986).
Bell, David. Definitive Statements. Providence, RI: Department of Art, Brown University, 1986.
Bell, Tiffany. After Matisse. New York: Independent Curators Incorporated, 1986.
Belz, Carl. Rose Art Museum: Selected 20th-Century Paintings. Waltham, MA: Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 1986.
Berggruen, John. John Berggruen Gallery. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 1986.
Bohm-Duchen, Monica. "Report from New York." Art & Artists (February 1986).
Colby, Joy Hakanson. "To Improve a Classic, Go Underground." Detroit News (November 9, 1986).
Definitive Statements: American Art 1964–66. Providence, RI: Department of Art, Brown University, 1986.
Fox, Meghan. Criticism as Content, Form and Value in Definitive Statements: American Art, 1964–66. Providence, RI: Department of Art, Brown University, 1986.
Geist, Sidney. The 1950s: American Artists in Paris. New York: Denise Cade Gallery, 1986.
Gruen, John. "Artist's Dialogue: Al Held, Ecstatic Geometry." Architectural Digest (May 1986).
Herndon, John. "Expressionism Exhibit Scrutinizes Early Action Painting." American Statesman (January 10, 1986).
Hunter, Sam. An American Renaissance: Painting and Sculpture since 1940. New York: Abbeville Press, 1986.
Hurlburt, Roger. "Boca Exhibition Holds Mixed Bag of Visual Images." Sun Sentinel (January 26, 1986).
Kersting, Hannelore. Sammlung Etzold. Monchengladbach, Germany: Stadtisches Museum Abteiberg, 1986.
Kramer, Hilton. "Al Held." New York Times (November 26, 1986).
Kuspit, Donald. Monumental Space Variations. New York: One Penn Plaza, 1986.
Lipson, Karin. "After Matisse." New York Newsday (April 18, 1986).
Miller, Tressa Ruslander. A Collector's Eye: Paintings from the Collection of Gordon Hampton. Los Angeles: Cultural Services Division, Corporate Communications, Security Pacific National Bank, 1986.
Miro, Marsha. "Artists Explore Outer and Inner Space." Detroit Free Press (November 16, 1986).
Moritz, Charles. "Al Held." Current Biography Magazine (January 1986).
Nygren, Edward J. American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1986.
Richard, Paul. "The Single-Minded Seven." Washington Post (August 31, 1986).
Rose, Barbara. American Painting: The Twentieth Century. Geneva: Skira, 1986.
Sims, Patterson. Twentieth-Century American Art. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1986.
Slade, Roy. Viewpoint '86: Painting and the Third Dimension. Bloomfield Hills, MI: Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1986.
Stebbins, Theodore E. Boston Collects: Contemporary Painting and Sculpture. Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1986.
Stein, Harvey. Artists Observed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1986.
Temin, Christine. "Boston Collects: A Fascinating Smorgasborg." Boston Globe (October 26, 1986).
Van Proyen, M. "Vertiginous Adventures." Artweek (May 3, 1986).
1987
Brenson, Michael. "Art: Al Held's Taxis, A Watershed from '59." New York Times (March 13, 1987).
Collins, Bradford. "Clement Greenberg and the Search for Abstract Expressionism's Successor." Arts Magazine (May 1987).
Cummings, Paul. 20th Century Drawings from the Whitney Museum of American Art. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art / W. W. Norton & Co., 1987.
Epstein, Cheryl. Generations of Geometry: Abstract Painting in America since 1930. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1987.
Gooding, Mel. "Abstractions: Al Held, Natalie Dower." Art Monthly (March 1987).
Kardon, Janet. 1967: At the Crossroads. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, 1987.
Knapp, Vincent. Reperes d'Ateliers: Enquete du photographe Vincent Knapp, Hiver 1986/87, Dans des Ateliers Parisiens, Zurichois, New-Yorkais. Hommage a l'Atelier: Manifeste-Photototale du Photographe Juan Sandoval, 1987. Souvenirs d'Atelier: Objets: Collection Paule Villier. [Exposition] Musée Gustave Courbet, Ornans. Ornans, France: Societe des Amis de Gustave Courbet, 1987.
Kuspit, Donald. Al Held: Taxi Cabs 1959. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1987.
Larson, Kay. "Heavy Traffic." New York Magazine (March 23, 1987).
Levin, Gail. Twentieth Century American Painting: The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. London / New York: Sotheby's Publications, 1987.
Neff, Terry Ann R. Selections from The Frito-Lay Collection. Dallas, TX: Frito-Lay, 1987.
Perl, Jed. "Generic Genius." Vogue (June 1987).
Sammlung Etzold - ein Zeitdokument 10/12/86-4/20/87. Monchengladbach: Stadtisches Museum Abteiberg und die Autoren, 1987.
Schwabsky, Barry. "At the End of the Fifties: Four Abstract Painters and the Search for Structure." Arts Magazine (June 1987).
Smith, Roberta. "Art: Generations of Geometry, an Abstract Show." New York Times (July 17, 1987).
Spaulding, Karen Lee. 125 Masterpieces from the Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Buffalo, NY / New York: Albright-Knox Art Gallery / Rizzoli, 1987.
The Empire State Collection: Art for the Public. Albany, NY: Empire State Plaza Art Commission / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987.
Tillim, Sidney. "Al Held at Robert Miller Gallery." Art in America (May 1987).
Vachtova, Ludmila. "Malerisches Allmit Mensch als Fluchtpunkt." Tages-Anzeiger (March 20, 1987).
1988
Forge, Andrew. Al Held: Watercolors. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1988.
Grimes, Nancy. "Al Held: Reinventing Abstraction." ARTnews (February 1988).
Guenther, Bruce. Three Decades: The Oliver-Hoffmann Collection. Chicago, IL: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1988.
Heartney, Eleanor. "Grand Illusion." ARTnews (March 1988).
Held, Al. Al Held: New Paintings. Birmingham, MI: Donald Morris Gallery, 1988.
Kuspit, Donald. Sightings: Drawing with Color. New York / Barcelona: Pratt Institute / Instituto de Estudios Norteamericanos, 1988.
Miro, Marsha. "Al Held Shapes Stunning Visions." Detroit Free Press (May 22, 1988).
Sandler, Irving. American Art of the 1960s. New York: Harper & Row, 1988.
Solomon, Holly and Alexandra Anderson-Spivy. Living with Art. New York: Rizzoli, 1988.
Three Decades: The Oliver-Hoffman Collection. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1988.
1989
Al Held: Arbeiten von 1989. Zurich: Galerie Renee Ziegler, 1989.
Al Held: Recent Paintings. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 1989.
"Al Held / Terence la Noue." New Yorker (1989).
Armstrong, Tom. Art in Place: Fifteen Years of Acquisitions. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1989.
Auping, Michael. Abstraction – Geometry – Painting: Selected Geometric Abstract Painting in America Since 1945. New York / Buffalo, NY: Harry N. Abrams / Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1989.
Brenson, Michael. "Al Held." New York Times (March 10, 1989).
Fine, Ruth E. 1980's: Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1989.
Flam, Jack. "Making the Gallery Rounds." Wall Street Journal (March 22, 1989).
Friedland, Marianne. Al Held: Watercolours 1989. Toronto, ON: Marianne Friedland Gallery, 1989.
Grimes, Nancy. "Al Held at André Emmerich." ARTnews (Summer 1989).
Kuspit, Donald. Al Held: New Paintings. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1989.
Lewallen, Constance. "Al Held." View (Winter 1989).
Mays, John Bentley. "Unusual Materials, Beautiful work: Al Held at the Marianne Friedland Gallery." Globe and Mail (November 24, 1989).
Plagens, Peter. "Is Bigger Necessarily Better?" Newsweek (April 17, 1989).
Preble, Duane. Artforms: An Introduction to the Visual Arts. New York: Harper & Row, 1989.
Ritchie, Charles M. The 1980s: Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1989.
Solomon, Deborah. "Al Held's Catskill Pastoral." Architectural Digest (June 1989).
1990
"Al Held, Mark's Maze." Print Collector's Newsletter (May–June 1990).
Al Held: New Paintings. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1990.
Ashton, Dore. Al Held: After Paris, 1953–1955. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1990.
Carrier, David. "Why We Love What We See: Al Held at Robert Miller." Art International (Summer 1990).
Goddard, Donald. American Painting. New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc./ Macmillan Publishing Co., 1990.
Kimmelman, Michael. "Al Held's Passage in the '50s From Action to Abstraction." New York Times (January 12, 1990).
Kuspit, Donald. "Al Held/André Emmerich." Artforum (December 1990).
Kuspit, Donald. "Al Held/Robert Miller Gallery." Artforum (May 1990).
Onarato, Ronald J. San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection. La Jolla, CA: San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, 1990.
"Paintings by Al Held." New York Times (January 21, 1990).
Rimanelli, David. "New York Fax." Art Issues (March–April 1990).
Staebler, Wendy W. Architectural Detailing in Residential Interiors. New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1990.
Stewart, Ian. "The Symplectic Revolution." The Sciences (May–June 1990).
Wallach, Amei. "Older Works in a New Light." Newsday (January 26, 1990).
1991
"Abandoned Chemical Bank Space Revitalized by Al Held Paintings." Corporate Arts News (December 1991).
Armstrong, Richard. Al Held. New York: Rizzoli, 1991.
Frank, Elizabeth. Al Held: The Italian Watercolors. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1991.
Kalina, Richard. "Al Held at the André Emmerich Gallery." Arts Magazine (February 1991).
Kimmelman, Michael. "Al Held: The Italian Watercolors." New York Times (September 13, 1991).
Kuspit, Donald. "Al Held at André Emmerich." Artforum (December 1991).
Pardee, Hearne. "Al Held at André Emmerich." ARTnews (December 1991).
Perl, Jed. "After The Fall: Emmerich Gallery." New Criterion (February 1991).
Tai, Susan Shin-tsu, Nancy Doll, and Robert Henning. Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Selected Works. Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1991.
Ukropina, James R. The Art Collection of Pacific Enterprises. Los Angeles, CA: Pacific Enterprises, 1991.
Verlag, Wiese. Emanuel Hoffmann-Stiftung Basel. Basel: Emmanuel-Hoffman, 1991.
Wheeler, Daniel. Art Since Mid-Century: 1945 to the Present. Englewood Cliffs, NJ / New York: Prentice-Hall Inc. / Vendome Press, 1991.
1992
"Al Held, Astratto Che Si Ispira al Quattrocento." Arte (October 1992).
Al Held: New Paintings. New York: André Emmerich Gallery, 1992.
"Art Replaces Tenants in Madison Avenue Building." Antiques and the Arts Weekly (December 4, 1992).
Bach, Penny Balkin. Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1992.
Balsamo, Dean. "Held Paints Visually Assertive Illusions." New Mexican (August 21, 1992).
Fischer, Yona. Not for Sale: Loans from the Private Collections of New York Art Dealers. Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 1992.
Johnson, Ken. "Al Held at André Emmerich and 650 Madison Avenue." Art in America (January 1992).
Kimmel, Roberta. In Artists’ Homes: The Living Spaces of Contemporary Artists. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1992.
Lloyd, Michael. European and American Paintings and Sculptures 1870–1970 in the Australian National Gallery. Canberra, Australia: Australian National Gallery, 1992.
Rife, Susan L. "Art That Stretches and Sings." Wichita Eagle (January 25, 1992).
Rose, Barbara. "Barbara Rose's Journal: The Abstract Art Renaissance." Art & Auction (April 1992).
Rubin, William. The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1992.
1993
"Al Held: Italian Watercolors." Drawing (November–December 1993).
Bowman, Russell. The Jewish Contribution in Twentieth-Century Art: Selections from the Permanent Collection. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1993.
Colman, Charlotte Blake, and Arthur R. Blumenthal. Treasures of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum. Winter Park: Rollins College, 1993.
Derey, Alain. Parcours d'un Mecene: Collection Mourtala Diop. Saint-Maur, France: Sepia, 1993.
Hochelber, R. Al Held: Watercolors and Acrylics. Montreal, Canada: Landau Fine Art, 1993.
Jeffri, Joan. The Painter Speaks: Artists Discuss Their Experiences and Careers. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.
Murphy, Jay. "Al Held." Tema Celeste (Spring 1993).
Roznoy, Cynthia. Spheres of Influence: Artists and Their Students in the Permanent Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, 1993.
The League at the Cape. Provincetown, MA: Provincetown Art Association, 1993.
Van de Guchte, Maarten. Al Held: The Italian Watercolors. Champaign, IL: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993.
Verdler, Jean Emile. "Al Held Le Pientre Du Doute." Vie des Arts (1993).
Ward, Elizabeth. Darkness and Light: 20th Century Works from Texas Collections. Houston: Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 1993.
1994
Agee, William C. Paths of Abstraction: Painting in New York 1944–1981: Selections from the Ciba Art Collection. New York: Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College of the City of New York, 1994.
"Al Held." Print Collector's Newsletter (September–October 1994).
Brody, Jacqueline. "Prints and Photographs Published." Print Collector's Newsletter (September– October 1994).
Brown, Kathan. "Overview: Al Held." Crown Point Press Newsletter (June 1994).
Contemporary Art Collection: United States Embassy Residence, Madrid. Washington, D.C.: Art in Embassies Program, 1994.
Grachos, Louis and Kate Rawlinson. Abstraction: A Tradition of Collecting in Miami. Miami: Center for the Fine Arts, 1994.
Preble, Duane and Sarah Preble. Artforms. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1994.
Rimanelli, David. "Art: Into the Black." New Yorker (September 26, 1994).
Rothbart, Daniel. Jewish Metaphysics as Generative Principle in American Art. Naples, Italy: Ulisse & Calipso, 1994.
1995
Allison, Sue. "Architect Cesar Pelli Talks about the Art at Washington's National Airport." Washington Review vol. 23 (1995).
Carrier, David. "New York: Abstract Painting and Sculpture." Burlington Magazine (January 1995).
Decker, Andrew. "Art Notebook: Contemporary Studies, the Value and Appeal of Preparatory Works." Architectural Digest (December 1995).
Dreishpoon, Douglas. Ronald Bladen, 1918–1988: Drawings and Sculptural Models. Greensboro, NC: Weatherspoon Art Gallery, 1995.
Grant, Daniel. "The Ups and Downs of Apprenticeship." American Artist vol. 59 (August 1995).
Grigoteit, Ariane. Tradition and Zeitgeist: Deutsche Bank North America Collection. Koln: DuMont Buchverlag, 1995.
Katz, Vincent. "Al Held at Robert Miller." Art in America (March 1995).
Petkanas, Christopher. "Al Held's Italian Days: Abstract Pleasures of the Artist's Umbrian Farmhouse." Architectural Digest (May 1995).
Some Very Important American Artists. Singapore: Wetterling Teo Gallery, 1995.
1996
Agee, William C. American Images: The SBC Collection of Twentieth-Century American Art. New York: SBC Communications / Harry N. Abrams, 1996.
Brown, Kathan. Ink, Paper, Metal, Wood: Painters and Sculptors at Crown Point Press. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1996.
J. C. W. "Al Held at André Emmerich." Review Magazine (May 1996).
King, Anthony D. Re-presenting the City: Ethnicity, Capital and Culture in the 21st Century Metropolis. New York: New York University Press, Washington Sq, New York, 1996.
Master Printers and Master Pieces: Survey of American Prints. Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, 1996.
Richter, David H. Narrative Theory. London: Longman Publishers, 1996.
Ruzicka, Joseph. Ink on Paper: The Quad/Collection, 1971–1996. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Art Museum, 1996.
Sandler, Irving H. Pintura Estadounidense: Expresionismo Abstracto. Mexico, DF: Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporaneo, 1996.
Sandler, Irving. Art of the Postmodern Era: From the Late 1960s to the Early 1990s. New York: IconEditions, 1996.
Wye, Deborah. Thinking Print: Books to Billboards, 1980–95. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1996.
1997
After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting Since 1970. Staten Island, NY: Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1997.
Breuer, Karin. Thirty-Five Years at Crown Point Press: Making Prints, Doing Art. San Francisco / Berkeley, CA: Fine Art Museums of San Francisco / The University of California Press, 1997.
Holmes, Jacqueline B. The Haskell Collection. Jacksonville, FL: Haskell Co., 1997.
Protzman, Ferdinand. "Artwork Reflects Nation's Vibrancy and Diversity." Washington Post (July 16, 1997).
Vermachtnis, Ein. Die Sammlung Anne-Marie und Ernst Vischer-Wadler: Ein Vermächtnis. Basel: Offentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel, 1997.
Wei, Lilly. Aspects of Abstract Painting Since 1970. Staten Island, NY: Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1997.
Wilkinson, Jeanne C. "After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting Since 1970." Review Art (May 15, 1997).
Wiseman, Carter. "Flights and Fancy." ARTnews (June 1997).
1998
Forgey, Benjamin. "A Stunning Departure: The New National Airport's Blend of Art and Design Flies in the Face of Convention." Washington Post (February 1, 1998).
Johnson, Ken. "Al Held's The Last Series." New York Times (November 6, 1998).
Morgan, Robert C. "Al Held at Robert Miller." Review: The Critical State of Art in New York (November 1, 1998).
Nordland, Gerald. Twentieth Century American Drawings: The Arkansas Arts Center. Miami Beach, FL: Grassfield Press, 1998.
Schwabsky, Barry. Al Held (The Last Series). New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 1998.
Schwartz, Joyce Pomeroy. Defining Structures: Celebrating Art and Architecture, Creating a Place for People. Charlotte, NC: LaSalle Partners at Nations Bank Plaza, 1998.
Tieken, Nancy B. Montana's Best-Kept Secret: The Poindexter Collection of Modern American Masters. Denver, CO: Denver Art Museum, 1998.
1999
Coffey, John W. Sign and Gesture: Contemporary Abstract Art from the Haskell Collection. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1999.
Colby, Joy Hakanson. "Abstraction Comes Back in Big Gallery." Detroit News (November 27, 1999).
Fairbrother, Trevor J. The Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection. Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999.
Glenn, Constance W. Historically Speaking UAM: 25 Years of Excellence. Long Beach, CA: University Art Museum, College of the Arst, California State University, Long Beach, 1999.
Meyenburg-Campell, Bettina von. Arnold Rüdlinger: Vision und Leidenschaft eines Kunstvermittlers. Zurich: Scheidegger & Spiess, 1999.
O'Doherty, Brian. "Al Held." Artforum (January 1999).
Phillips, Lisa. The American Century: Art and Culture 1950–2000. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art / Norton, 1999.
Schmidt, Katharina. White Fire, Flying Man: Amerikanische Kunst 1959–1999 in Basel: Werke aus der Öffentlichen Kunstsammlung Basel und der Emanuel Hoffmann-Stiftung. Basel: Offentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, 1999.
Spaulding, Karen Lee. Masterworks at the Alright-Knox Art Gallery. New York: Hudson Hills Press, New York, 1999.
2000
"Al Held." New Yorker (November 13, 2000).
Benezra, Neal. Celebrating Modern Art: The Anderson Collection. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2000.
Berkus, Barry A. Architecture, Art, Parallels, Connections. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2000.
Besson, Christian. Utopie Concrete: Espace de l'Art Concret Retrospective. Mouans-Sartoux, France: Espace de l'Art Concret, 2000.
Goldberger, Paul. National Airport Terminal: Cesar Pelli. Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers, 2000.
Gomez, Edward M. "Irrepressible Abstraction." Art & Antiques (November 2000).
Johnson, Ken. "Al Held." New York Times (November 24, 2000).
Morel, Desiree. "Painting Marks Milestone for Area Museum." Boca Raton News (December 15, 2000).
Rubin, David S. Al Held: Unfolding. New York: Robert Miller Gallery, 2000.
Rudy Burckhardt and Friends: New York Artists of the 1950s. New York: Grey Art Gallery, New York University, 2000.
Sandler, Irving H. Avant-Garde Artists of Greenwich Village. New York: New York University, 2000.
Wismer, Beat. Rucksicht: 40 Jahre Kunst in der Schweiz. Aarau, Switzerland: Aargauer Kunsthaus, 2000.
2001
"Al Held at Ameringer/Howard + Yohe." Gallery Guide (September 2001).
Die Sammlung Ingrid und Willi Kemp: Fokus Farbe: Informel – Konkret – Figurativ. Dusseldorf, Germany: Museum Kunstpalast, 2001.
Fels, Sophie. "Artists, Museums Soul-Searching after WTC Tragedy." Artforum.com (September 22, 2001).
"Hanging Up (And Hanging Out) at Boca Raton's New Museum." Palm Beach Post (January 21, 2001).
Henderson, Tina. "Held Uptown." Greenwich Village Gazette (October 2, 2001).
Ketner, Joseph D. A Defining Generation: Then and Now, 1961 and 2001. Waltham, MA: Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 2001.
Kutner, Janet. "Up to Speed." Dallas Morning News (June 13, 2001).
Rose, Barbara. Al Held: The Watercolor Paintings. Dallas, TX / Santa Fe, NM: Pillsbury Peters Fine Art / Gerald Peters Gallery, 2001.
Wei, Lilly. "Al Held at Robert Miller." Art in America (July 2001).
Wiseman, Carter. The Architecture of I.M. Pei: With an Illustrated Catalogue of the Buildings and Projects. London: Thames & Hudson, 2001.
2002
Anderson, Dennis R. The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection and Plaza Memorials. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2002.
Baird, Daniel. "Plane: The Essential of Painting." Brooklyn Rail (Fall 2002).
Bartlett, Thomasine. "The Forbidden and the Secret." New Orleans Art Review (January–February 2002).
Bookhardt, D. Eric. "Universal Truths." Gambit Weekly (February 19, 2002).
Calas, Terrington. "Notebook: Formalism's Primordial Perspectives." New Orleans Art Review (January–February 2002).
Eleey, Peter. "Painting Report PS1." Frieze Magazine (November–December 2002).
"Expanding Universe: The Recent Paintings of Al Held." Times-Picayune (January 11, 2002).
Jacques, Geoffrey. Galerie Huit: American Artists in Paris 1950–52. New York: Studio 18 Gallery, 2002.
Kimpel, Harald. Die Documenta-Foundation ein Modell der Kulturfinanzierung. Kassel: Neue Galerie, 2002.
Komanecky, Michael, ed. Phoenix Art Museum: Collection Highlights. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in association with the Phoenix Art Museum, 2002.
Loos, Ted. "Federal Express." Elle Decor (August–September 2002).
MacCash, Douglas. "Future Perfect." Times-Picayune (January 15, 2002).
Mitchell, Ben. The Most Difficult Journey: The Poindexter Collections of American Modernist Painting. Seattle, WA: Yellowstone Art Museum/University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2002.
Manual: The Architecture of Kierantimberlake. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002.
Prather, Marla. New York Renaissance dal Whitney Museum of American Art [New York Renaissance: Masterworks from the Whitney Museum of American Art]. Milan / New York: Electa / Whitney Museum of American Art, 2002.
Rubin, David S. Expanding Universe: The Recent Paintings of Al Held. New Orleans: Contemporary Arts Center, 2002.
"Talent: Sci-Fi Networks." New York Magazine (August 12, 2002).
Verein der Freunde der Nationalgalerie: Zum 25. Jubilaum des Vereins. Leipzig: Seemann, 2002.
2003
Bowie, Chas. "Visual Reviews: Expanding Universe." Portland Mercury (April 24, 2003).
Cohen, David. "Gallery Going." New York Sun (December 4, 2003).
Dannatt, Adrian. "Galerie Huit: American Artists in Paris 1950–1952 at Studio 18." Art in America vol. 91 (May 2003).
Fyfe, Joe. "Requiems for a Lost Future?" Art in America (June 2003).
Henderson, Harvest. "A Sense of Cosmic Awe." Oregonian (April 18, 2003).
Johnson, Ken. "Galleries: Al Held and Frances Daffern." New York Times (December 19, 2003).
Levine, Cary. "Al Held and George Sugarman at Washburn." Art in America vol. 91 (June 2003).
McQuaid, Cate. "Using Shapes and Colors, Artist Takes a Journey Deep into Space." Boston Globe (December 26, 2003).
Raguin, Virginia Chieffo. Stained Glass: From Its Origins to the Present. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
Sandler, Irving. A Sweeper-Up After Artists: A Memoir. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2003.
Shinn, Dorothy. "Artist Streamlines Geometric Universe." Akron Beacon Journal (August 10, 2003).
2004
Bruni, Stephen. Delaware Art Museum Selected Treasures. London: Scala, 2004.
Gordon, Jose. "Un Matematico de Novela." Revista de la Universidad de Mexico (August 2004).
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art: The First Ten Years. Kansas City, MO: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MS, 2004.
Kinghorn, George. Image + Energy: Selections from the Haskell Collection. Jacksonville, FL: Jacksonville Museum of Art, 2004.
Levy, Ellen K. "Art and the Brain: The Influence of Art on Roger Shepard's Studies of Mental Rotation." Journal of the History of the Neurosciences vol. 13 (2004).
Marizio, Peter C. A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2004.
Pour un Art Concret: Donation Albers-Honegger / Konkrete Kunst: Schenkung Albers-Honegger. Paris: Centre National des Arts Plastiques, 2004.
Wiehager, Renate. DaimlerChrysler Collection: Minimalism and After III. Stuttgart, Germany: DaimlerChrysler Contemporary, 2004.
2005
"Al Held: 1928–2005, Painter Known for Stylized and Geometric Language." Chicago Tribune (July 28, 2005).
"Al Held: Abstract Expressionist Painter Whose Geometrical Shapes Adorned Galleries and New York's Subway." Daily Telegraph (July 30, 2005).
"Al Held: New York Artist Who Simplified Form to Increase His Paintings' Monumentality." London Times (August 22, 2005).
"Al Held." Artforum International (September 5, 2005).
Brown, Kathan. "Al Held 1928–2005, In Memory." Crown Point Press Newsletter (Fall 2005).
Ebony, David. "Al Held, 1928–2005." Art in America (September 2005).
Falconi, Marta. "US Painter Al Held Dies in Italy at 76." Seattle Post-Intelligencer (July 27, 2005).
Johnson, Ken. "Al Held, Painter of Geometric Complexities, Dies at 76." New York Times (July 29, 2005).
McFadden, David Revere. Dual Vision: The Simona and Jerome Chazen Collection. New York: Museum of Arts and Design, 2005.
McNay, Michael. "Obituary: Al Held." Guardian (August 1, 2005).
"OMA Exhibits Designs of Internationally Renowned Artist." Orlando Museum of Art (October–December 2005).
Perl, Jed. New Art City: Manhattan at Mid-Century. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Rourke, Mary. "Al Held, 76; Artist, Known for Enormous, Robust Paintings, Taught Art at Yale for 20 Years." Los Angeles Times (July 29, 2005).
Schudel, Matt. "Al Held Dies; Painted Large Geometric Abstractions." Washington Post (July 28, 2005).
Storr, Robert. "The Big A." Artforum (October 2005).
2006
Bloodgood, Sandra. Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit. New York: Monacelli Press, 2006.
Carlozzi, Annette DiMeo. Blanton Museum of Art: American Art Since 1900. Austin, TX: Blanton Museum of Art, the University of Texas at Austin, 2006.
Cohen, David. "Gallery Going: An Old Master Defiantly at Work." New York Sun (October 19, 2006).
Harper, Paula. Al Held: American Abstract Expressionist Painter, 1928–2005. Jacksonville Beach, FL: J. Johnson Gallery, 2006.
MacDonald, Dan. "Abstractionist's Final Painting Finds a Home at the City's New Downtown Public Library." Florida Times-Union (January 12, 2006).
Sandler, Irving H. "Al Held (1928–2005): A Maverick in the New York Art World." American Art (Spring 2006).
Sandler, Irving. From Avant-Garde to Pluralism: An On-the-Spot History. Lenox, MA: Hard Press Editions, 2006.
Sartorius, Tara Cady. "Escape Artist." Arts & Activities vol. 140 (November 2006).
Schwarz, Dieter. Plane/Figure: Amerikanische Kunst aus Schweizer Privatsammlungen und aus dem Kunstmuseum. Winterthur / Dusseldorf: Kunstmuseum Winterthur / Richter, 2006.
Sims, Lowery Stokes. The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content, and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006.
The Watercolors of Al Held. Naples, FL: Marianne Friedland Gallery, 2006.
2007
Butler, Sharon L. "Artists Retreat." Brooklyn Rail (October 2007).
Cabrera, David. "Art in Review." New York Times (August 31, 2007).
Dervaux, Isabelle. Americans in Paris: Abstract Painting in the Fifties. New York: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 2007.
"Don't Miss: Al Held Stained Glass." Orlando Sentinel (September 21, 2007).
Dunlap, David W. "Train to the Museum? You're Already There." New York Times (January 21, 2007).
Genocchio, Benjamin. "Form's Forefront." Art + Auction (December 31, 2007).
Humblet, Claudine. The New American Abstraction, 1950–1970. Milano: Skira, 2007.
Kirwin, Liza. Artists in Their Studios: Images from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. New York: Collins Design, 2007.
Maine, Stephen. "Welcome to the Junkyard." New York Sun (July 23, 2007).
Pfaff, Judy. Judy Pfaff: New Prints + Drawings. New Paltz, NY: Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, 2007.
Roberts, Diana Lyn. "Great Halls of Fire." San Antonio Current (July 10, 2007).
Sanchez, Anna-Marie. Grand Gestures: The Gordon F. Hampton Collection. Long Beach, CA: University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, 2007.
Schwendener, Martha. "Americans in Paris: Abstract Painting in the Fifties." New York Times (September 17, 2007).
United States Courthouse: Orlando, Florida. Washington, D.C.: US General Services Administration, 2007.
2008
Al Held: The Evolution of Style. Long Beach, CA: University Art Museum, College of the Arts, California State University, Long Beach, 2008.
"Al Held: The Evolution of Style." Los Angeles Times (June 26, 2008).
Bermudez, Julian. "Plenty of Style in Latest University Art Museum Exhibit." Grunion Gazette (July 10, 2008).
Bishop, Budd Harris. Paradigms and the Unexpected: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Shey Collection. Gainesville, FL: Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, 2008.
Boyar, Jay. "Justice is Gorgeous." Orlando Magazine (January 2008).
de Chassey, Eric. Pas de Deux: Les Artistes Americaines a Paris, 1946–1965. Paris: Norma Editions, 2008.
Eisenhart, Mary. "Don't Miss: Abstract Mash-Up." San Francisco Chronicle (October 16, 2008).
Feinstein, Roni. Circa 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art. Chapel Hill, NC: Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, 2008.
Filler, Martin. Al Held: Paintings 1979–1993. London / New York: Waddington Galleries / Paul Kasmin Gallery, 2008.
Friedland, Marianne. Al Held: The Watercolor Paintings. Naples, FL: Marianne Friedland Gallery, 2008.
Heartney, Eleanor. Al Held: Watercolors. San Francisco: John Berggruen Gallery, 2008.
Heartney, Eleanor. GSA Art in Architecture: Selected Artworks 1997–2008. Washington, D.C.: General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, 2008.
Johnson, Ken. "Al Held." New York Times (November 28, 2008).
Kirwin, Liza. Speaking of Art: Selections from the Archives of American Art Oral History Collection, 1958–2008. Washington, D.C. / Falls Village, CT: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution / Winterhouse Editions, 2008.
New York Cool: Painting and Sculpture from the NYU Art Collection. New York: Grey Art Gallery, New York University, 2008.
York, Emily. Magical Secrets About Aquatint: Spit Bite, Sugar Lift & Other Etched Tones Step-By-Step. San Francisco: Crown Point Press, 2008.
2009
Baker, Kenneth. "Stanford's Essential Overview of Modern Pop Art." San Francisco Chronicle (April 26, 2009).
Feaver, William. "Al Held." ARTnews vol. 108 (February 2009).
Feinstein, Roni. "Al Held." Brooklyn Rail (February 2009).
Feinstein, Roni. Circa 1959. New York: Jacobson Howard Gallery, 2009.
Green, Elliott. "Al Held." ARTnews vol. 108 (March 2009).
Kemp, Willi. Begegnung mit Künstlern: Fotos von Willi Kemp von 1960 bis 2009. Bonen / Dusseldorf: Kettler / Museum Kunstpalast, 2009.
Kennedy, Brian. Modern and Contemporary Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art. Hanover, NH: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College / University Press of New England, 2009.
Rattemeyer, Christian. The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection: Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2009.
Rush, Michael. The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2009.
Stern, Robert A. M. Robert A. M. Stern: Buildings and Projects 2004–2009. New York: Monacelli Press, 2009.
Stillman, Nick. "Al Held: Paul Kasmin Gallery." Artforum (February 2009).
Wolff, Elaine. "Growing in the Dark." San Antonio Current (February 25, 2009).
2010
"Al Held, Concrete Abstraction." Time Out New York (December 8, 2010).
Al Held: Selected Works. Naples, FL: Marianne Friedland Gallery, 2010.
Bui, Phong. "Pearlstein/Held: Five Decades." Brooklyn Rail (February 2010).
Goodrich, John. "At the Galleries: Pearlstein/Held: Five Decades." CityArts vol. 2 (January 12, 2010).
Haven, Cynthia. "It's Extreme: Cantor's Contemporary Art Gallery Gets New Look." Stanford Report (December 10, 2010).
Hedlund, Ann Lane. Gloria F. Ross and Modern Tapestry. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2010.
MacAdam, Alfred. "Philip Pearlstein and Al Held." ARTnews vol. 109 (April 2010).
McClaran, Tamara. "J. Johnson Gallery Show a Study in Black and White." Florida Times-Union (September 6, 2010).
Panero, James. "Gallery Chronicle." New Criterion (January 2010).
Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art Since the 1960s. San Antonio, TX / Cambridge, MA: San Antonio Museum of Art / MIT Press, 2010.
Tuchman, Maurice. Artists at Max's Kansas City 1965–1974: Hetero-Holics and Some Women Too. New York: Loretta Howard Gallery, 2010.
Westfall, Stephen. Held: Concrete Abstraction. New York: Ameringer/McEnery/Yohe, 2010.
Wiehager, Renate. Minimalism and After: Tradition und Tendenzen Minimalistischer Kunst von 1950 bis Heute: Neuerwerbungen fur die Sammlung 2000 bis 2010 [Tradition and Tendencies of Minimalism from 1950 to the Present: New Acquisitions for the Collection 2000 to 2010]. Ostfildern: Hanje Cantz, 2010.
Wilkin, Karen. "At the Galleries." Hudson Review (Winter 2010).
Worssam, Nancy. "Seattle's Wright Exhibition Space Makes Big Impression with Big Paintings." Seattle Times (February 27, 2010).
2011
Die Sammlung Kemp: Teil II. Bonen/Westfalen, Germany: Verlag Kettler, 2011.
Doll, Nancy M. Weatherspoon Art Museum: 70 Years of Collecting. Greensboro, NC: Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2011.
Ganson, Adelia. Divergent Consistencies. Kansas City, MO: Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, MO,
Get There First, Decide Promptly: The Richard Brown Baker Collection of Postwar Art. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011.
Johnson, Ken. Are You Experienced? How Psychedelic Consciousness Transformed Modern Art. London: Prestel, 2011.
Marbut, Max. "Plenty of Public Art Downtown." Jacksonville Daily Record (March 11, 2011).
McClemont, Doug. "Al Held: Craig F. Starr." ARTnews (November 2011).
Pascale, Mark. Contemporary Drawings from the Irving Stenn, Jr. Collection. Chicago, IL / New Haven, CT: Art Institute of Chicago / Yale University Press, 2011.
Smith, Roberta. "Al Held Paintings 1959." New York Times (August 12, 2011).
Tuchman, Phyllis. Al Held: Paintings 1959. New York: Craig F. Starr Gallery, 2011.
2012
Brown, Kathan. Know That You Are Lucky: A Memoir. San Francisco: Crown Point Press, 2012.
Chaffee, Cathleen. Eye on a Century: Modern and Contemporary art from the Charles B. Benenson collection at the Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012.
Dreishpoon, Douglas. Decade: Contemporary Collecting 2002–2012. Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 2012.
Friedland, Marianne. Al Held: Space, Scale and Time. Naples, FL: Marianne Friedland Gallery, 2012.
Gasser, Martin. Gegenlicht Kurt Blum: Fotografien. Zurich: Limmat Verlag, 2012.
Hinkson, Lauren. Il Guggenheim: l'Avanguardia Americana 1945–1980. Milano: Skira, 2012.
Kennedy, Garry Neill. The Last Art College: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1968–1978. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012.
The Geometric Unconscious: A Century of Abstraction. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2012.
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization: 1973–2005. New Haven, CT / Lucerne, Switzerland: Yale University Press / Posen Foundation, 2012.
Wright, Virginia. The Artist's Hand: American Works on Paper 1945–1975, from the Washington Art Consortium Collection. Pullman, WA: Museum of Art, Washington State University, 2012.
2013
"Al Held: Alphabet Paintings." Time Out New York (March 12, 2013).
Greenwald, Xico. "Two Approaches to Abstraction." New York Sun (March 24, 2013).
Heinrich, Will. "Al Held: Alphabet Paintings at Cheim & Read." New York Observer (March 12, 2013).
Johnson, Ken. "Al Held: Alphabet Paintings." New York Times (March 22, 2013).
Kazakina, Katya. "Basquiat, Zwirner's New Gallery, Giant Al Held: Hot Art." Bloomberg (March 6, 2013).
Matlin, Clay. "The Heroism of the Middle: Al Held's Alphabet Paintings." GC Advocate (April 26, 2013).
Rhodes, David. "Al Held Alphabet Paintings." Brooklyn Rail (April 2013).
Storr, Robert. Al Held: Alphabet Paintings. New York: Cheim & Read, 2013.
Tully, Judd. "A Study in Contrasts." Art + Auction (April 2013).
Yau, John. "The Connoisseurship of Al Held." Hyperallergic (March 17, 2013).
2014
Allen, Gwen. A Family Affair: Modern and Contemporary American Art from the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. New York: Prestel, 2014.
Bautista, Susana Smith. The Daniel Saxon & Channing Chase Art Collection. Los Angeles: Daniel Saxon and Channing Chase, 2014.
Bloodgood, Sandra. New York’s Underground Art Museum: MTA Arts and Design. New York: Monacelli Press, 2014.
Cooper, Harry. Make It New: Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art, 1950–1975. Williamstown, MA: Clark Art Institute, 2014.
Eight Begin: Artists’ Memories of Starting Out. Waterville, ME / New York: Colby College Museum of Art / Libellum, 2014.
Friedland, Marianne. Al Held: Scale. Naples, FL: Marianne Friedland Gallery, 2014.
2015
Craig-Martin, Michael. On Being an Artist. London: art/books, 2015.
Dackerman, Susan. Corita Kent and the Language of Pop. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Art Museums, 2015.
Kinsman, Jane. Workshop: The Kenneth Tyler Collection. Canberra, A.C.T.: National Gallery of Australia, 2015.
Knafo, Robert. Al Held: Armatures 1953–1954. New York: Cheim & Read, 2015.
Ratcliff, Carter. "The Imaginary Real." Art & Antiques vol. 38 (December 2014–January 2015).
Rose, Barbara. Al Held: Particular Paradox. New York: Van Doren Waxter, 2015.
Russo, Jillian. On the Front Lines: Military Veterans at The Art Students League of New York. New York: Art Students League of New York, 2015.
Sandler, Irving. Swept Up by Art: An Art Critic in the Post-Avant-Garde Era. Brooklyn, NY: Rail Editions, 2015.
2016
Agee, William C. Modern Art in America, 1908–68. London / New York: Phaidon, 2016.
Al Held: Brushstrokes: India Ink Drawings from 1960. New York: Van Doren Waxter, 2016.
"Al Held: The Conversant Artist." Brooklyn Rail (March 4, 2016).
American Art’s Power: Masterpieces of Iwaki City Art Museum. Hekinan City, Japan: Tatsukichi Fujii Museum of Contemporary Art, 2016.
Archias, Elise. The Concrete Body: Yvonne Rainer, Carolee Schneemann, Vito Acconci. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2016.
Bacon, Alex. Al Held: Black and White Paintings, 1967–1969. New York: Cheim & Read, 2016.
Bui, Phong. "Al Held Brushstrokes: India Ink Drawings from 1960." Brooklyn Rail (July 11, 2016).
Hesse, Eva. Eva Hesse: Diaries. New Haven, CT: Hauser & Wirth in association with Yale University Press, 2016.
Judkis, Maura. "Old and New Angles on Art." Washington Post Weekend (September 30, 2016).
Lakin, Max. "Little-Seen Works From an Artist Who Influenced Stella and Kelly." T: New York Times Style Magazine (May 2, 2016).
Meixner, Christiane. "Smoke and Nails." Der Tagesspiegel (August 9, 2016).
2017
Bernstein, Roslyn. "Creative, Cranky, and Controversial: Recalling Artists’ Collectives of the Late ’50s and Early ’60s." Guernica (February 9, 2017).
Capdevila, Elisa. Des Americains a Paris: Artistes et Bohemes dans la France de l'Apres-Guerre. Malakoff, France: Armand Colin, 2017.
Mattison, Robert. Expanding Space: Ronald Bladen, Al Held, Yvonne Rainer, George Sugarman. New York: Loretta Howard Gallery, 2017.
Menand, Louis. "Thirteen Crucial Years for Art in Downtown New York." New Yorker (March 28, 2017).
Piseno, Tabitha. "The Horizontal at Cheim & Read." Artforum (August 2017).
Rachleff, Melissa. Inventing Downtown: Artist Run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965. New York: Grey Art Gallery, New York University and Delmonico / Prestel, 2017.
Vedi, Anav. "Nasher’s Disorderly Conduct Features 20th-Century American Art." Duke Chronicle (October 4, 2017).
2018
"Al Held." Modern Painters (June 2018).
Guilbaut, Serge. Lost, Loose and Loved: Foreign Artists in Paris 1944–1968. Madrid: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 2018.
Israel, Matthew. Al Held: Paris to New York 1952–1959. New York: Cheim & Read, 2018.
Koskoff, Sharon. Murals of the Palm Beaches. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2018.
McGlynn, Tom. "Al Held in Paris: 1952–53." Brooklyn Rail (June 2018).
Scharpff-Striebich, Carolin. Let's Talk Abstract. Berlin: Distanz, 2018.
Ziegler, Galerie. Three Americans. Zurich: Galerie Ziegler, 2018.
2019
Cheim & Reid Twenty One. Bologna: Damiani, 2019.
Estiler, Keith. "White Cube Hong Kong Spotlights Iconic Abstract Artist Al Held in New Show." Hypebeast (October 28, 2019).
Goodman, Jonathan. "Downtown Painting, Curated by Alex Katz." Brooklyn Rail (July - August, 2019).
Miller, Peter Benson. Encounters I. Rome: American Academy in Rome, 2019.
Neil, Jonathan T.D. and Alexander Nagel, eds. Bending Concepts: The Held Essays on Visual Art 2011 -2017. New York: Rail Editions, 2019.
"Painting and Sculpture: Permanent event at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, United States." Wall Street International Magazine (January 8, 2019).
Siegelaub, Seth. The Halifax Conference. Los Angeles: New Documents, Los Angeles, 2019.
The Responsive Eye. New York: Miles McEnery Gallery, 2019.
2020
50 Years: 1970–2020. San Francisco: Berggruen Gallery, 2020.
Chen, Cara. "Space Oddity." The Standard, Hong Kong (January 3, 2020).
Lubow, Arthur. "How New York's Jewish Museum Anticipated the Avant-Garde." New York Times Style Magazine (July 23, 2020).
2021
"16 Museum Directors Show Us the Art That Hangs in Their Offices, From Richard Armstrong's Al Held, to Zoé Whitley's Lynette Yiadom-Boakye." artnet (June 3, 2021).
Craig-Martin, Michael. "Michael Craig-Martin on How Painter Al Held Changed His Career: 'He Was a Maverick'." ARTnews (January 11, 2021).
Kalina, Richard. The Changing Boundaries and Nature of the Modern Art World: The Art Object and the Object of Art. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
Luard, Honey and Elaine Tam, eds. Companion: An Anthology of Writings, In-conversations and Visual Essays. London: White Cube, 2021.
Smithgall, Elisa, ed. Seeing Differently: The Phillips Collects for a New Century. Washington, D.C.: The Phillips Collection in association with Giles, 2021.
Travers, Andrew. "Aspen's White Cube." The Aspen Times (June 17, 2021).
2022
Gnyp, Marta. "'I Was on My Own': Stanley Whitney on Finding His Way Through Erasure in the White Art World and Competition Among Black Artists." artnet (January 3, 2022).