The Halifax Conference : Oct. 5 & 6 1970

Leonard, Craig. The Halifax Conference : Oct. 5 & 6 1970. Los Angeles, California: New Documents, 2019.

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Abstract (English)

"Organized by Seth Siegelaub, the Conference was conceived as a means of bringing about a “meeting of artists…[from] diverse art making experiences and art positions…in as general a situation as possible.” Infamously, the conference was held in the college’s boardroom, while students and other interested parties watched the proceedings on a video monitor in a separate space. The result was a conversation that devolved—technologically and ideologically—into a quasi-tragicomic farce, punctuated by remarkable moments of rupture initiated by activist resistance to the Conference from the outside and dissenting voices from within." -- Publisher's website.

Types: Proceedings, transcripts
All Contributors: Davis, Gene (Speaker); Dibbets, Jan (Speaker); Held, Al (Speaker); Leonard, Craig (Author); Merz, Mario (Speaker); Murray, Robert (Speaker); Siegelaub, Seth (Organizer); Smith, Richard (Speaker); Snow, Michael (Speaker); Weiner, Lawrence (Speaker); [et alii]
Dossier: 321 - NOVA SCOTIA COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (NSCAD, Halifax, NS)
Collation: 183 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
ISBN: 9781927354322
Language of Publication: English
Publishers: Los Angeles, California: New Documents
Artists: Andre, Carl; Baxter, Elaine; Baxter, Iain; Beuys, Joseph; Bladen, Ronald; Buren, Daniel; Davis, Gene; Dibbets, Jan; Held, Al; Merz, Mario; [et alii]
Event Title: The Halifax Conference
Type: Conference
Location: NSCAD (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Dates: 5 October - 6 October 1970
Keywords: CONFERENCE; ARTISTIC PRACTICE; ART HISTORY; CRITICISM; IDEOLOGY; ARTIST'S CONDITION
Copyright Statement: New Documents and Craig Leonard
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Includes 4 appendix.

Deposited by: Intern Stagiaire
Date Deposited: 20 Feb 2020 16:11
Last Modified: 20 Feb 2020 16:11
URI: http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/31681
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