Contributions

  • Consagra, Francesca, 1958- - Contributor
  • Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts - Contributor

Publication

2009 - Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, Missouri

Language

English

Word Count

7,250 words, Guess

Page Count

29 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCN6537.M3947 A4 2009

Description

Gordon Matta-Clark used neglected structures slated for demolition as his raw material. He carved out sections of buildings in order to reveal their hidden constructions, to provide new ways of perceiving space, and to create metaphors for the human condition. When wrecking balls knocked down his sculpted buildings, little remained. He took photographs and films of his interventions and kept a few of the building segments. The placement of Matta-Clark's work in the Pulitzer's building by Tadao Ando offers the means to recall the artist's lost interventions.

Subjects

Topics

BuildingsExhibitionsPulitzer Foundation for the Arts

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