{"product_id":"gordon-matta-clark-9780520280267","title":"Gordon Matta-Clark","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn essential reference that provides new understanding of the thought processes of one of the most radical artists of the late twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978) has never been an easy artist to categorize or to explain. Although trained as an architect, he has been described as a sculptor, a photographer, an organizer of performances, and a writer of manifestos, but he is best known for \u003ci\u003eun-building\u003c\/i\u003e abandoned structures. In the brief span of his career, from 1968 to his early death in 1978, he created an oeuvre that has made him an enduring cult figure.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In 2002, when Gordon Matta-Clark’s widow, Jane Crawford, put his archive on deposit at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, it revealed a new voice in the ongoing discussion of artist\/architect Matta-Clark’s work: his own. Gwendolyn Owens and Philip Ursprung’s careful selection and ordering of letters, interviews, statements, and the now-famous art cards from the CCA as well as other sources deepens our understanding of one of the most original thinkers of his generation. \u003ci\u003eGordon Matta-Clark: An Archival Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e creates a multidimensional portrait that provides an opportunity for readers to explore and enjoy the complexity and contradiction that was Gordon Matta-Clark.","brand":"Gordon Matta-Clark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274910150907,"sku":"9780520280267","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d14d87bc-5a12-4bb8-89e6-a0b7c8828ffc.jpg?v=1771235793","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/gordon-matta-clark-9780520280267","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}