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Walls paper by MATTA-CLARK, Gordon - 1973

by MATTA-CLARK, Gordon

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Walls paper by MATTA-CLARK, Gordon - 1973

Walls paper

by MATTA-CLARK, Gordon

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New York: Buffallo Press. 1973. First Edition. Unpaginated with reproductions of wall papers from a tenement under demolition. All pages are cut in half horizontally. Coloured prints on paper from black and white photographs. Original publisher's printed card covers with photographic reproductions, protected by a plastic transparent wrapper. Presented in a black slip-case with maroon leather label with title and author stamped in gilt. Wallspaper was an installation created from photographs and newsprint. Matta-Clark presented it at the artist-run space 112 Greene Street in New York in 1972. The project began with a series of black and white photographs of derelict houses in New York City. Where the facades of the buildings had been taken down, the photographs revealed the interiors the walls of which were covered in flaking paint or wallpaper. Matta-Clark's work was constructed from these photographs. The images were printed on strips of newspaper and hung on the wall at Greene Street. The installation was presented only once during Matta-Clark's lifetime, but, in 1973 Matta-Clark published this artist's book in which he reproduced the coloured prints that he had made from the original black and white photographs. This is an exceptionally good copy of a scarce book.
  • Bookseller Voewood Rare Books GB (GB)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher New York: Buffallo Press 1973
  • Date Published 1973
  • Vbf_category 10102

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by MATTA-CLARK, Gordon

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Ithaca, NY: Buffallo Press, 1973. First edition. Softcover. Legendary artist book from Matta-Clark. A collection of black and white photographs taken in partially demolished Bronx tenements. Matta-Clark then added color to the images and divided them in half to almost function as a flip book/paint sample book. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. A very fresh copy. (Parr & Badger v2, 148-149).
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by MATTA-CLARK, Gordon

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New York.: Buffallo Press., 1973.. Original publisher's printed wrappers with photographic reproductions to front and rear covers.. 4to. (252 x 204 mm).. Pages split horizontally into two sections, as designed. Each of the pages reproduces a colour-tinted black-and-white photograph. An excellent copy of 'Walls Paper', Gordon Matta-Clark's scarce artist book. Gordon Matta-Clark, who died in 1978 aged only 35, was best known for his site-specific sculptural work known as 'building cuts'. These were sculptural transformations within constructions scheduled for demolition, made by cutting through them and exposing their cross section and interiors. Although requiring a good deal of quite violent hard work, Matta-Clark's creations now exist primarily in the form of photographs, videos and films. 'Walls paper' is his most renowned photobook. It consists of a suite of colour photographs depicting the exposed interior walls of Bronx tenement buildings that were being demolished. Clearly, Matta-Clark had… Read More
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