Gordon Matta-Clark : anarchitect /

"This revealing book looks at the groundbreaking work of Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978), whose socially conscious practice blurred the boundaries between contemporary art and architecture. After completing a degree in architecture at Cornell University, Matta-Clark returned to his home city of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bessa, Antonio Sergio (Author, Curator), Fiore, Jessamyn (Author, Curator)
Other Authors:	Matta-Clark, Gordon, 1943-1978
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Text in English.
Published:	Bronx, NY : New Haven : The Bronx Museum of the Arts ; In association with Yale University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Matta-Clark, Gordon, > 1943-1978 > Exhibitions. Matta-Clark, Gordon, > 1943-1978 > Criticism and interpretation. Matta-Clark, Gordon, > 1943-1978. Art and architecture > United States > 20th century. Conceptual art > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions. Site-specific art > 20th century > Exhibitions. Art and architecture. Conceptual art. Site-specific art. United States. 1900-1999 v > Exhibition catalogs. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Exhibition catalogs. Photobooks.

Table of Contents:

Nothing works: Gordon Matta-Clark and the problem of architecture / Antonio Sergio Bessa
Bronx floors : Directing energy: Gordon Matta-Clark's pursuit of social sculpture / Cara M. Jordan
Graffiti : Urbanism and revolution: 2 or 3 things about Gordon Matta-Clark and Georges Bataille / Xavier Wrona
Architecture / Georges Bataille
Conical intersect/Day's end : Architecture as a stage for action: an interview with Jessamyn Fiore / Antonio Sergio Bessa
Walls.