Out of Architecture, Out of the Archive: The Voice of Gordon Matta-Clark
Friday, March 10th, 2023
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1:30 pm
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2:30 pm
In-person
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The Pit
Architecture Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
Date: Friday, March 10, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Location: The Pit, Architecture Building, Carleton University
TOPIC
Gwendolyn Owens and Philip Ursprung, the editors of a new book, Gordon Matta-Clark: An Archival Sourcebook, will discuss the motivation and process of making accessible Gordon Matta-Clark’s voice. They will also talk about how to deal with sources, what is an archive, and the reasons for writing another book on Gordon Matta Clark.
About the Book
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.