The new edition contains an expanded foreword and remains one of. The dematerialization of the art object from 1966 to 1972 by lucy lippard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lucy lippard american activist, feminist, writer, and. Lippard documents the chaotic network of ideas that has been labeled conceptual art. Brooklyn museum in 1973 the critic and curator lucy r. Organized by catherine morris and vincent bonin, the 201220 exhibition was devoted to examining the defining impact lucy r. Lippards groundbreaking book six years had on the emergent conceptual art movement. Lucy lippard is an iconic celebrity whose insight into contemporary art is invaluable.
During the dematerialization of art, especially of art as object, and if it continues to prevail, it may result in. Lippard has 46 books on goodreads with 8863 ratings. In 1972, lucy lippard published the iconic book titled six years. The papers of new york and new mexico writer, art critic, and curator, lucy r. Dematerialization of the art object by lippard lucy abebooks. Six years exhibition, lucy lippard, brooklyn museum 2012. University of california press, apr 30, 1997 art 272 pages. Lippard and the emergence of conceptual art about the exhibition this exhibition explores the impact of lucy r. The dematerialization of the art object from 1966 to 1972. First gaining notoriety as a chronicler of the postminimal and conceptual art movements, lucy lippard b.
It includes 200 images, and its a treatand kind of a bibliophilic joketo see these blackandwhite photographs, diagrams, typescripts, and postcards printed in color, so that creamy paper looks creamy and ballpoint pen can be told apart from pencil. The dematerialization of the art object from 1966 to 1972 1973 lucy r. Lippard published six years, a book with possibly the longest subtitle in the bibliography of art. The dematerialization of the art object in 1973, lippard narrowed her focus more specifically to art. Lippard and the emergence of conceptual art, resurrect this herstory in the most innovative way, reconnecting the dots, and putting pedal to the medal in an effort to make up for lost time. Lippard is one of americas most influential writers on contemporary art, a pioneer in the fields of cultural geography, conceptualism, and feminist art. Why conceptual and feminist art would not have been the same. Lippards famous book, itself resembling an exhibition, is now brought full circle in an exhibition and catalog resembling her book.
The edited anthology framed a network of land art, minimalism, antiform, and systems art through lippards unique perspectiveone deeply informed by her growing involvement in the feminist movement. Published in 1973, six years catalogued and described the development of conceptual practices. Contemporary art and the art of prehistory, and mixed blessings. The book is arranged as an annotated chronology into which is woven a rich collection of original documents. Sol lewitt, sentences on conceptual art, in lucy r. Namely, the documentation of the mentioned period is presented in a collaged form meaning that the critic gathered a fragmented text, art works, documents, interviews, and symposia. A crossreference book of information on some esthetic boundaries. After publishing the book length, chronological bibliography six years. Why conceptual and feminist art would not have been the. She is the author of 21 books on contemporary art and has received numerous awards and accolades from literary critics and art. Lippard, six years in 1973 the critic and curator lucy r.
Six years is shorthand for a landmark book that critic and curator lucy. Dematerialization of the art object by lippard, lucy r. Hailed for the breadth of her reading and the comprehensiveness with which she considers the things that define place the new york times, lippard now turns her keen eye to the. Lippards groundbreaking book six years on the emergent conceptual art movement. Lippard and the emergence of conceptual art, cites lippards scholarship as its point of entry into a discussion about conceptual art during its era of emergence, demonstrating her. This book documents first hand the early period of conceptual art as she. Lucy lippard art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs.
Despite her multitude of other accomplishments, lippard is best known for the dematerialization of art, an essay she coauthored in 1968 with john. She is the author of 21 books on contemporary art and has received numerous awards and accolades from literary critics and art associations. Lippard paperback university of california press the result is a book with the character of a lively contemporary forum that offers an invaluable record of the thinking of the artistsa historical survey and essential reference book for the period. The dematerialization of the art object invites readers to join her stream of consciousness, taking off from her home in one of the lower levels of a pit, an arid ancient seabed in northern new mexico called the galisto basin. Lippard was among the first writers to argue for the dematerialization at work in conceptual art and was an early champion of feminist art. Lippard and the emergence of conceptual art is as lavish a publication as the original is modest. Lucy lippard documented a time of massive transformation in the art world, including the work of pulsa. The dematerialization of the art object from 1966 to 1972 lucy r. Six years the dematerialization of the art object from.
Experimental in itself, this book details various artworks by their chronological context rather than by artist. In 1973, lippard documented various strands of dematerialized practice of this period in her book six years. Six years dematerialization art object 1966 1972 abebooks. Lippards classic text from 1973 documents the emergence of conceptual art and related experimental artistic practices. Taking lippards book as an experimental call to action, catherine morris and vincent bonin, the curators of the brooklyn museums exhibition,materializing six years.
Lucy was key in bringing the voices of women to art criticism her writings, including the seminal six years. The dematerialization of the art object paperback january 1, 1973 by lucy r. The book is arranged as an annotated chronology into which is woven a rich collection of original documentsincluding texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved and by lippard, who has also provided a new preface for this edition. The dematerialization of the art object at the brooklyn museum, titled six years. Conceptual art, for me, means work in which the idea is paramount and the material form is secondary, lightweight, ephemeral, cheap, unpretentious andor dematerialized. This exhibitions long title, like much of its content, is a little cryptic. The dematerialization of the art object, are required reading in classrooms around the world and were the subject of a groundbreaking exhibition on conceptualism at the brooklyn museum in 2012. Apr 10, 2020 lucy lippard, american activist, feminist, art critic, and curator noted for her many articles and books on contemporary art. Related articles look at conceptual art versus the art object, conceptual art versus the handmade, and conceptual arts in the plural. Lippard 1937, new york city is an art historian, curator, writer and activist. Lucy lippardgiant of american art criticism, author of more than 20 books, and cofounder of printed matter, the quintessential seller of books made by artiststurned 80 this year. As a critic, lippard is best known for her study of conceptual art in six years. Aug 31, 2012 conceptual art, for me, means work in which the idea is paramount and the material form is secondary, lightweight, ephemeral, cheap, unpretentious andor dematerialized. Lucy lippard is an american writer, art critic, activist and curator.
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