From Conceptualism to Feminism Lucy Lippard's Numbers Shows 1969-74 |
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| Text by:
| Lippard, Lucy R.
Butler, Connie
Plagens, Peter
Pollock, Griselda
Day, Pip |
| Contribution by:
| Nauman, Bruce
Acconci, Vito
Piper, Adrian
Serra, Richard
Ruppersberg, Allen
Hesse, Eva
Lewitt, Sol
Morris, Robert
Antin, Eleanor
Graham, Dan
Ruscha, Ed
De Maria, Walter
Wall, Jeff
Baldessari, John |
| ISBN: | 978-3-86335-102-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | Walther König/Afterall Books/Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Van Abbemuseum
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.50 |
Book Description:
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Between 1969 and 1974, Lucy Lippard curated four exhibitions of contemporary art, which have become renowned as her "numbers shows." Each took the population of the city in which it was shown as its title:
557,087in Seattle,
955,000in Vancouver,
2,972,453in Buenos Aires and
c. 7,500, which opened in Valencia, California, before touring the U.S. and then traveling to London.
From Conceptualism to Feminismfollows Lippard's curatorial trajectory,...
More DescriptionBetween 1969 and 1974, Lucy Lippard curated four exhibitions of contemporary art, which have become renowned as her "numbers shows." Each took the population of the city in which it was shown as its title: 557,087in Seattle, 955,000in Vancouver, 2,972,453in Buenos Aires and c. 7,500, which opened in Valencia, California, before touring the U.S. and then traveling to London. From Conceptualism to Feminismfollows Lippard's curatorial trajectory, analyzing her transition from a writer about art to a maker of exhibitions, and tracing her growing political engagement and involvement with feminism. Extensive photographic material is complemented by a major new essay by Cornelia Butler and interviews with Lucy Lippard, Seth Siegelaub and with artists in c. 7,500.The volume also includes an analysis of artists' initiatives in Argentina, which give a context for Lippard's emerging political consciousness. From Conceptualism to Feminismis the third publication in Afterall's Exhibition Historiesseries, which investigates exhibitions that have shaped the way contemporary art is experienced, made and discussed.