Gordon Matta Clark Anarchitecture
From his large scale building projects to his short lived restaurant he revolutionized the art world.
Gordon matta clark anarchitecture. He was survived by his widow jane crawford. The gordon matta clark archive is housed at the canadian centre for architecture montreal. Best known for his monumental cuts holes apertures and excisions to the facades of derelict homes and historic buildings in new york new jersey chicago and abroad gordon matta clarks work conveys a potent critique of architectures role vis a vis the capitalist system.
Matta clark died from pancreatic cancer on august 27 1978 aged 35 in new york new york. Anarchitecture site specific sculpture and environmental art all have to pay homage to american artist gordon matta clark. By removing sections of flooring from tenements and slicing.
Gordon matta clark 19431978 who trained originally as an architect is best known for his spectacular building cuts.