Gordon Clark Artist
The 10 years of gordon matta clark will trace the artists radical approach to art making from 1968 to 1978 through more than four hundred drawings photo works films and archival documents.
Gordon clark artist. A central figure of the downtown new york art scene in the 1970s matta clark directly engaged the urban environment and the communities within it. Gordon clark 1955 was born in johannesburg. Through his many projectsincluding large scale architectural interventions in which he physically cut through buildings slated for demolitionmatta clark developed a singular and prodigious oeuvre that critically examined the structures of the built environment.
Gordon matta clark born gordon roberto echaurren matta. Gordon matta clarks anti establishment suspicion of the worlds of art and architecture illustrated by his involvement in the anarchitecture group led to some of the most innovative works of conceptual art of the 20th century. June 22 1943 august 27 1978 was an american artist best known for his site specific artworks he made in the 1970s.
June 22 1943 august 27 1978 was an american artist best known for his site specific artworks he made in the 1970s. Clark joshua tree california. Gordon matta clark was an american artist and architect known for his large scale projects.
Food was a place where artists in soho especially those who were later involved in avalanche. Director producer writer and photographer. Gordon clark storyboard artistdesignerdirector at freelance san francisco california 420 connections.
His famed building cuts involved carefully cleaving through part or all of an abandoned structure removing sections of floors ceilings and walls. Other individuals who were involved with food included suzanne harris and rachel lew. Gordon matta clark born gordon roberto echaurren matta.
The most famous of these was splitting 1974 an intervention in which the artist sawed out a gaping vertical segment from the middle of a wood frame house in suburban new jersey. Food was an important artist run restaurant in soho new yorkfood was founded by artists carol goodden tina girouard and gordon matta clarkfood was considered one of the first important restaurants in soho. He is a renowned photographer and director who has gained international fame for his fascinating portraits of unusual landscapes and people.
A central figure of the downtown new york art scene in the 1970s gordon matta clark 1943 1978 pioneered a radical approach to art making that directly engaged the urban environment and the communities within it.