Gordon Matta Clark Fake Estates
He purchased fifteen of these lots fourteen in queens and one in staten island.
Gordon matta clark fake estates. Gordon matta clark and fake estates in 1973 matta clark discovered that the city of new york periodically auctioned off gutterspaceunusably small slivers of land sliced from the urban grid through anomalies in city planning. Revisiting gordon matta clarks fake estates further documents and advances this seminal work and accompanies cabinet magazines exhibition at the queens museum of art and white columns in new york. Gordon matta clark and fake estates in the early 1970s matta clark discovered that the city of new york periodically auctioned off gutterspaceunusably small slivers of land sliced from the city grid through anomalies in surveying zoning and public works expansion.
Fake estates 1973 october 22 2014 by mariabruna fabrizi leave a comment starting in the summer of 1973 artist gordon matta clark purchased fifteen lots in the city of new york fourteen in queens and one in staten island. Gordon matta clarks reality properties. Included here are responses to matta clarks original artwork by 20 contemporary artists including francis alys jimbo blachly mark dion sarah oppenheimer dan price and mierle ukeles.