Two books attempt to give the artists’ work the things it seems to resist: categorization, description, intelligibility. The books complement one another: Transmissions is the most comprehensive collection of Hunt’s working life to date, and Partners offers a valuable window into Hunt’s personal life.

Howard argues that Rose has been regarded as an afterthought in Flanagan’s work, while her own performance, photography, sculpture, and video goes ignored. The book positions itself as a corrective, compiling essays, poetry and photographs from Rose, interviews and scholarship on her work with Flanagan, and rare archival materials.