In this first critical account of Matta-Clark's work, Pamela M. Lee considers it in the context of the art of the 1970s--particularly site-specific, conceptual, and minimalist practices--and its confrontation with issues of community, property, the alienation of urban space, the right to the city, and the ideologies of progress that have defined modern building programs.
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In this first critical account of Matta-Clark's work, Pamela M. Lee considers it in the context of the art of the 1970s--particularly site-specific, conceptual, and minimalist practices--and its confrontation with issues of community, property, the alienation of urban space, the right to the city, and the ideologies of progress that have defined modern building programs.
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VG+ light edge-wear & light scratches to covers. interior clean. Square, grey wrappers w/ white printing. 280 pgs w/ bw illustrations. "Although highly regarded during his short life-and honored by artists and architects today-the American artist Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-78) has been largely ignored within the history of art. Matta-Clark is best remembered for site-specific projects known as "building cuts." Sculptural transformations of architecture produced through direct cuts into buildings scheduled for demolition, these works now exist only as sculptural fragments, photographs, and film and video documentations. Matta-Clark is also remembered as a catalytic force in the creation of SoHo in the early 1970s. Through loft activities, site projects at the exhibition space 112 Greene Street, and his work at the restaurant Food, he participated in the production of a new social and artistic space."--BOOK JACKET. "In this first critical account of Matta-Clark's work, Lee considers it in the context of the art of the 1970s-particularly site-specific, conceptual, and minimalist practices-and its confrontation with issues of community, property, the alienation of urban space, the "right to the city, " and the ideologies of progress that have defined modern building programs."--Jacket.
