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Gordon Matta-Clark at David Zwirner

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Uploaded by on Apr 19, 2007

A sculpture by Gordon Matta-Clark at David Zwirner.

A recreation of "Open House, 1972" by the artist Gordon Matta-Clark. Matta-Clark converted an abandoned dumpster into a home for the homeless. But the re-creation, in a gallery, looks like a prop from a horror movie. Walking through it also feels more like walking through a movie set rather than gureilla art for the homeless. Still, it's pretty cool.

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  • I guess you are comparing the presentation at Zwirner to the original piece, whereas I was comparing the presentation at Zwirner to the presentation at the Whitney.

    ...sorry it took 4 comments to get my point out...

  • I guess you are comparing the presentation at Zwirner to the original piece, whereas I was comparing the presentation at Zwirner to the presentation at the Whitney.

    sorry it took 4 comments to get my point across...

  • Also, they had the roll-up door open the day I was there, and Tiravanija's assistant had the Thai food simmering. There was construction across the street and a hydrant open right in front of the gallery, flooding the street. With the noises of the city and the smell of curry coming through the dumpster, it was a little easier to imagine that this was in fact an abandoned dumpster, and not an art installation.

  • So after that informative, but completely sterile presentation of Matta-Clark's work, being able to walk around inside the dumpster in the first place (let alone signing my name in marker) felt like I was interacting with the work in a way much closer to what the artist intended.

  • feels more like walking through a movie set...

    I disagree. I saw this after coming from the Whitney's Matta-Clark exhibit, where I got yelled at for trying to assemble a full set of Walls Paper - which they had bundles and bundles of on newsprint. ("please do not unwrap a new bundle if there is already an open one" "i'm just trying to get one of each color" "only two per person, sir")

  • matta clark where are you?

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