Conceptual Art

Providing a re-examination of what Osborne identifies as a major turning point in contemporary art, this monograph takes a chronological and stylistic look at conceptual art from its “pre-history” (1950-1960) to contemporary practices that use conceptual strategies. Osborne surveys the development of the movement in relation to the social, cultural and political contexts within which it evolved. With extended captions, key works are compiled according to ten themes that also serve to present a collection of critical texts, artists’ statements, interviews and commentaries. Includes biographical notes on artists (6 p.) and authors (2 p.), a bibliography (2 p.) and an onomastic index (4 p.) Circa 150 bibl. ref

How to Build Cathedrals

Material includes: cow bones, Brazilian currency, communion wafersinstallation vie

Volatile and Entrevendo

Two installations: Volatile had ashes, a candle, and the smell of natural gas; Entrevendo was an interactive piece involving a hot-air tunnel and ice cubes placed on the tongues of participants. Slides of installation are in Support Materials folder

Yankees go home!

"In the 1970s when Brazil was ruled by a series of brutal military dictatorships, Meireles created two highly provocative and signature works titled Inserções em Circuitos Ideologicos (Insertions Into Ideological Circuits). For the first, he stamped Brazilian currency with messages of protest, such as the question "Who Killed Herzog?," in reference to the state-sponsored murder of a leftist journalist. For the second, he affixed decal messages like "Yankee Go Home!" and "What is the place of work in art?" to endlessly recyclable glass Coca-Cola bottles. Put back into circulation, these objects constituted an enigmatic political message for the widest possible public. Brazilians curiously sought them out and got rid of them as fast as they could. Meireles courted real danger; the uncontrolled violence of the age punished people with "disappearance" for much slighter offenses." -- From http://nypress.com/inside.cfm?content_id=975 accessed 7/14/2004full vie

TSWA Four Cities Project : New Works for Different Places

In conjuction with an exhibition of site-specific public art in four British cities, curators, critics, artists, and academics discuss the ramifications of public sculpture, focusing on how the meaning of monuments is transformed historically and culturally, and how artists critique the public realm by looking at political and social issues, such as the gendering of space. Biographical notes on 28 artists. 2 bibl. ref

Pour la suite du monde (cahier) : Propos et projets

Curators Godmer and Lussier explain how the 29 artists in the exhibition were offered a parallel opportunity to present their concerns (through chosen, written or commissioned texts) and projects in book form; the resulting "cahier" is a companion to the exhibition catalogue. Brief biographical indications. 21 bibl.ref