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An excerpt from "Spectacular Vernacular," by Jean-Louis Bourgeois with photographs by Carollee Pelos, is presented.

The article focuses on the utilization of mud for the development of furniture in the Great Indian Desert in India. It reveals that mud in the region has served as the leading material in the creation of furniture by residents, including cabinets, pots and tables. It states that the mud is comprised of different mixture according to its use, such as horse dung, clay and sand. It is believed that women dominates the region in making quality designed mud furniture. It states that mud has also been used in the construction of houses and other architecture.

The article reviews the works of artist Dennis Oppenheim. He reintroduces the subject of the actual countryside as abstract art. His landscape projects are totally abstract using line, texture and pattern for visual function. His works include "Landslide" in 1968, "Removal (Transplant) New York Stock Exchange" in 1969, "Gallery Transplant" in 1969, "Annual Rings" in 1968, "Time Line" in 1968, "Time Pocket" in 1969, "Migratory Alteration of Time Zones" in 1968 and "Decomposition" in 1969.

The article reviews several art exhibitions in New York, including those by Sol Lewitt at the Dwan Gallery, Allan Kaprow at John Gibson Gallery and Larry Proons at Lawrence Rubin Gallery.