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October 11, 2007

FIELD TRIP to MOCA 10/25

GORDON MATTA-CLARK: YOU ARE THE MEASURE
09.16.07 - 01.07.08
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Gordon Matta-Clark: You Are the Measure is a full-scale retrospective of one of the key figures to emerge in the generation of artists that followed minimalism. During the brief but highly productive ten years that he worked as an artist, and even more so since his death at the age of 35, Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–78) has exerted a powerful fascination on artists and architects who know his work. The son of surrealist painter Roberto Echaurren Matta, Matta-Clark produced a body of work that incorporated spatial, social, and psychological experiences. Best known for the variety of his often spectacular, planned architectural interventions, Matta-Clark’s works transformed everyday experiences into extraordinary visual encounters. Among the major works featured in the exhibition are sculptures made from his acclaimed architectural building cuts, as well as drawings, films, photographs, and notebooks. A wealth of documentary material related to his interactions with architecture and space, community events, and collective activity is also shown.

MOCA Address: 250 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012
Meet at MOCA Thursday 10/25 11:45 $5 w/student ID

Posted by pweil at October 11, 2007 2:49 PM

Comments

1943 to 1978 ?! Those are almost the same bookend years for Janis. No, wait: Jimmie. Or was it Jim (morrison)? No, no, no, silly me, I must have it all confused with Jim (henson). 1943 vintage was just such a gnarly-artist decanting. What would be the particular Date of birth of Gordon Matta-Clark? Simply edmail me. :)

Posted by: meremark [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 25, 2007 7:32 PM

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