{"product_id":"gordon-matta-clark-open-house-paperback","title":"Gordon Matta-Clark: Open House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGordon Matta-Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eLydia Yee\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eThierry Davila\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new publication spotlights Gordon Matta-Clark's only extant architectural piece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1972, Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-78) installed a dumpster on the street between 98 and 112 Greene Street in New York's SoHo neighborhood, an architectural artwork he called \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e. Matta-Clark used discarded, scavenged materials--old pieces of wood, doors--to subdivide the space inside the dumpster, creating corridors and small rooms within the container. Dancers and artists moved around the space, their pedestrian movements activating the sculpture and captured in a Super-8 film of the piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatta-Clark is best known for his building cuts and architectural interventions. Because of the nature of this work and its context--sited in spaces abandoned or slated for demolition--Matta-Clark's \"anarchitecture\" was almost necessarily ephemeral, surviving as only documentation and sculptural sections. \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e (1972) is the only still-extant architectural piece by Matta-Clark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGordon Matta-Clark: Open House\u003c\/i\u003e is the first publication to focus on this crucial piece by the artist, using it as a way into his complex body of work. Featuring contributions from Sophie Costes, Thierry Davila and Lydia Yee, this volume takes a historical and theoretical approach to \u003ci\u003eOpen House\u003c\/i\u003e and Matta-Clark's entire oeuvre.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769314050336,"sku":"9781942884477","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b2293b4141bf3362e0120d415e8dea1b.webp?v=1780345754","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gordon-matta-clark-open-house-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}