-GORDON MATTA-CLARK/David Zwirner
(archival photo) DAVID ZWIRNER, center, at the Luc Tuymans opening,
DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY, Chelsea
Oct 14, 2005
a view of the GORDON MATTA-CLARK dumpster multi-dwelling, seen from the back.
DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY, March 31, 2007
Photos: Nancy Smith
‘Gordon Matta-Clark – Rirkrit Tiravanija’
March 21 – May 5, 2007
DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY
. . . “featured in this exhibit will be a recreation of ‘Open House’, 1972, a work that, like much of Matta-Clark’s oeuvre, applies new meaning to abandoned and commonplace materials through the art of recycling. Originally located in the street outside 89 Greene . . . the dumpster held architectural fragments and construction-site detritus and was featured in Matta-Clark’s film of the same year, also titled ‘Open House’. In the film, the dumpster is converted into a makeshift living environment for the homeless… ”
(press release)
the complete set of photos from the 2005 LUC TUYMANS opening
more photos of the GORDON MATTA-CLARK installation
Gordon Matta-Clark is currently the subject of a major solo exhibition at the
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. on view through JUNE 3, 2007