Carl Andre, Hollis Frampton, 1980
“When I received the manuscript of the 12 Dialgues seceral years ago, it seemed to be an astonishing document on the formation of avantgarde aesthetic thought in the beginning of the sixties, more precisely, in the formation of the work of one of the most consequential filmmakers of that period. By now, after a substantial delay of the publication was necessary for several reasons, the perspecive on the text has changed considerably. The historical nature of the dialogues has become more apparent and their eclectic features (the selection and appropriation of the various threads of information) protrude, whereas, the original radicality and the polemics of the avantgarde stance of its authors seems to recede temporarily into the background, to an extent perhaps where it might become unfahomable for some.”Shelving
Drawing,
Sculpture / Installation,
Photography,
Film / Video,
Sound / Music,
Fiction / Poetry,
Theory / Essay