This text presents about 7,800 publications from the personal library of the artist Martha Rosler on extended loan to e-flux.

"This volume documents the present crisis in American urban housing policies and portrays how artists...within the context of neighborhood organizations, have fought against government neglect, shortsighted housing policies and unfettered real estate speculation. Through essays, photographs, symposiums, architectural plans and the reproduction of works from the series of exhibitions organized by [Martha] Rosler, the book serves a number of functions: it's a practical manual for community organizing; a history of housing and homelessness in New York City and around the country; and an outline of what a human housing policy might encompass for the American city"--Back cover.

... a book of three novels and one translation. In their original form the novels were sent through the mail as a postcard series ...

The library continues to add material to its files, including articles, biographies, bibliographies, photographs, reviews, small catalogs, invitations, and correspondence.

The politically engaged work of Martha Rosler is fascinating and provocative; this wide-ranging survey brings timely insights at a moment of resurgence for political activism and feminism.

This catalogue of essays and images accompanies Martha Rosler's Virtual Minefield exhibition at Location One. With an introduction by Martha Rosler and essays by Alan Gilbert and Maria Lind.