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Allan Kaprow, Robert Smithson, and the Limits to Art
Philip Ursprung
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Hardback. Presents a study of the two important artists of the twentieth century that links the art practices of Allan Kaprow and Robert Smithson in their attempts to test the limits of art - both what it is and where it is. Translator(s): Elliott, Fiona. Num Pages: 342 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
This innovative study of two of the most important artists of the twentieth century links the art practices of Allan Kaprow and Robert Smithson in their attempts to test the limits of art - both what it is and where it is. Ursprung provides a sophisticated yet accessible analysis, placing the two artists firmly in the art world of the 1960s as well as in the art historical discourse of the following decades. Although their practices were quite different, they both extended the studio and gallery into desert landscapes, abandoned warehouses, industrial sites, train stations, and other spaces. Ursprung bolsters ... Read more
This innovative study of two of the most important artists of the twentieth century links the art practices of Allan Kaprow and Robert Smithson in their attempts to test the limits of art - both what it is and where it is. Ursprung provides a sophisticated yet accessible analysis, placing the two artists firmly in the art world of the 1960s as well as in the art historical discourse of the following decades. Although their practices were quite different, they both extended the studio and gallery into desert landscapes, abandoned warehouses, industrial sites, train stations, and other spaces. Ursprung bolsters ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
342
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
688g
Number of Pages
342
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520245419
SKU
V9780520245419
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About Philip Ursprung
Philip Ursprung is Swiss National Science Foundation Professor for Art History at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Visiting Curator at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, and an elected member of the Swiss Federal Commission for the Arts.
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