Quotations on Contextual ArtTools Swidzinski, Jan and Boadway, Diane and Bronson, A A and Charlesworth, Sarah and Conde, Carol and Constable, Michael and [Danzker, Anne Birney and Danzker, Joanne and Faichney, John and Fischer, Hervé and Frenkel, Vera and Gale, Peggy and Gilbert, Gerry and Gillespie, Ron and Hadassah, [?] and Kosuth, Joseph and Maidman, Ellen and MacDonald, Heather and Marras, Amerigo and Mascall, [Jennifer] and Mays, John Bentley and McCall, Anthony and McGlade, Terry and Myjak, [Adam] and Scott, John and Wong, Paul. Quotations on Contextual Art. Eindhoven, Netherlands: Het Apollohuis, 1988.
Abstract (English)Swidzinski reformulates his Contextual Art theory of the ’70s from the perspective of the ’80s, and situates it within the history of ideas. Responding to Conceptual Art and its failure to address the rapid changes of modernity, Swidzinski defines art as a social act which changes reality perpetually, destroying old meanings and constructing new ones. In a transcript from a 1976 conference in Toronto, Canadian and international artists and others debate Swidzinski’s theory and discuss the questions then facing artists, such as how they should make a living, engage with a wider audience, or be more politically effective. Edit this item (login required):
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