Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972 - Softcover

Lippard, Lucy R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520210131 ISBN 13: 9780520210134

Publisher: University of California Press, 1997

Synopsis

In Six Years Lucy R. Lippard documents the chaotic network of ideas that has been labeled conceptual art. The book is arranged as an annotated chronology into which is woven a rich collection of original documents―including 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 result is a book with the character of a lively contemporary forum that offers an invaluable record of the thinking of the artists―a historical survey and essential reference book for the period.

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From the Inside Flap

"Many artists, curators, and cultural critics will be interested in the republication of this anthology since the movement it gives contour to has had a tremendous influence on the contemporary art of the last 25 years, and on the critical discussion surrounding the concept of postmodernism."--Alexander Alberro, coauthor of Tracing Cultures

"It's a sweet book, full of good humor and packed with information. A uniquely valuable reference account, it is used widely in teaching."--David Carrier, author of High Art: Baudelaire and the Origins of Modernist Painting

About the Author

Lucy Lippard is an American writer, art critic, activist and curator. Lippard was among the first writers to argue for the "dematerialization" at work in conceptual art and was an early champion of feminist art. She is the author of 21 books on contemporary art and has received numerous awards and accolades from literary critics and art associations.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0520210131
• ISBN 13: 9780520210134
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296