art-SITES handbooks are organized geographically for walking tours of neighborhoods or regional excursions. Entries are icon-coded, cross-referenced to handy maps and accompanied by enticing illustrations and helpful travel hints. Jargon-free discussions critically assess each site and shed light on artists and styles. There are also invaluable subject and alphabetical indexes. Whether you're a veteran tourist or armchair traveler, a Sunday painter or professional in the art world, these guides are eye-opening treasure troves.

• "Packed with information that can’t be found anywhere else. . . . Who knew [a guide] could map so much of the far-flung art world, and so well?” (The New York Times)
• "The path is now clear: art-SITES is a must-have guide tp every corner of the ever growing contemporary art world. Smart takes for those with discerning tastes." (Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York)
• ". . .not just a guidebook--it's a time-saver, money-saver, schedule-organizer, concise information-provider and tour guide. . . .It's now so much easier to concentrate on looking at the [art] work, instead of investing so much time just trying to find it." (Sculpture Magazine)
• "An indispensable series from an indefatigable culture hound with edgy taste and a gift for succinctly mixing facts and opinions." (LA Architect)
• "For the countless modern travelers on the pilgrimage routes of contemporary art, these art-SITES pocket guides are indispensable. The perfect vade mecum." (Robert Rosenblum, professor, Institute of Fine Arts, and curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York)
• "Guided by a keen eye and intellect, these art-SITES books at last open the way to finding some of the most important works of contemporary art made for outdoor sites, integrated into public buildings and hanging on the walls of museums." (Gary Garrels, curator, Museum of Modern Art, New York)
• "Innovative, intriguing and refreshingly intellectual." (San Francisco Examiner)
• "A well-organized, well-written take on where to encounter the best painting, sculpture, architecture and film of the last few decades."(LosAngeles Times)
• "A pocket goldmine." "I was astonished by the scope and quality." (traveler responses)
• "The book transformed our trip planning, became a major influence on our deciding where to go, and was our bible before and during the trip."(architect response)
• "Stich's knowledge of and joy in the art world is evident throughout" (Library Journal)
• "A distinct pleasure of the guide is the skillful interlacing of information about art and architecture. . . what makes it special are the many entries on offbeat sites." (Limn)