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An essential reference that provides new understanding of the
thought processes of one of the most radical artists of the late
twentieth century. Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978) has never been an
easy artist to categorize or to explain. Although trained as an
architect, he has been described as a sculptor, a photographer, an
organizer of performances, and a writer of manifestos, but he is
best known for un-building abandoned structures. In the brief span
of his career, from 1968 to his early death in 1978, he created an
oeuvre that has made him an enduring cult figure. In 2002, when
Gordon Matta-Clark's widow, Jane Crawford, put his archive on
deposit at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, it
revealed a new voice in the ongoing discussion of artist/architect
Matta-Clark's work: his own. Gwendolyn Owens and Philip Ursprung's
careful selection and ordering of letters, interviews, statements,
and the now-famous art cards from the CCA as well as other sources
deepens our understanding of one of the most original thinkers of
his generation. Gordon Matta-Clark: An Archival Sourcebook creates
a multidimensional portrait that provides an opportunity for
readers to explore and enjoy the complexity and contradiction that
was Gordon Matta-Clark.
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