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Bartley, Tracy et al. R.B. KITAJ: Obsessions, 1932-2007. 264 pages, including 203 color, 65 b&w plates and 5 gatefolds. 4to, boards. Bielefeld, Kerber Verlag, 2013. This catalogue, created for a show at the Jewish Musem in Berlin, does not conform to conventional expectations of a retrospective, at least not where the text is concerned. What you can expect from this book, and get in spades, is a beautifully printed, fabulously illustrated visual survey of Kitaj's career, presented chronologically. His work has not been given this kind of attention in many years, and it is long overdue. There is no general introduction to the artist or his career to orient the reader. The first essay (keep looking, it's on page 83), dives right into the role and meaning of diaspora in Kitaj's work-Walter Benjamin features prominently. Subsequent essays expand on Kitaj's work in the context of his Jewish identity and history. One essay, written by the assistent who worked for him during the last 10 years of his life, provides a more personal perspective. There are several full-page photographs of the artist, but they are undated and without captions. They leave a lingering sense of mystery, which is probably what he would have wanted.…