Christine Kozlov: Conundrums of An Art Practice

Abstract

The American artist Christine Kozlov (1945-2005) was one of the key thinkers in the first wave of Conceptual Art practices. She questioned assumptions of what an artwork can be and how it is made, challenging traditional understandings of sculpture to pave the way for art as it is understood today. The essay considers Christine Kozlov's artistic output through the lens of sculpture. Her work includes books, typescripts, systems of musical notation, recording equipment, film and photography. Her work was based on a systematic participation and then programmatic withdrawal from the artistic networks with which she engaged. This position of withdrawal remains a paradigm to continue to explore gritty questions of art's status and how work and practice are represented and remembered