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Gordon Matta-Clark

The exhibition at Galerie Marian Goodman in Paris testifies the diversity and richness of the works by a 1970s avant-garde legend, featuring photographic collages, drawings and films.

Galerie Marian Goodman presents the first major exhibition of Gordon Matta-Clark’s work in France in over two decades. An exceptional selection of photographs, photographic collages, drawings, and films testifies to the diversity and richness of the works by a 1970s avant-garde legend.

Gordon Matta-Clark, Sous-Sols de Paris, 1977 Chromogenic prints. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery — Gordon Matta-Clark, *Sous-Sols de Paris*, 1977 Chromogenic prints. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery

Matta-Clark’s building cuts allowed him to rethink the notion of space, the function of the artist operating in the public sphere, and ultimately to create ephemeral works without constructing or adding any elements.

Gordon Matta-Clark, Conical Intersect, 1975. Gelatin silver prints, triptych. Left photo: 49.2 x 49.8 cm, center photo: 58.7 x 40.6 cm, right photo: 49.8 x 33.7 cm. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery — Gordon Matta-Clark, *Conical Intersect*, 1975. Gelatin silver prints, triptych. Left photo: 49.2 x 49.8 cm, center photo: 58.7 x 40.6 cm, right photo: 49.8 x 33.7 cm. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery

“I feel my work intimately with the process as a form of theater in which the working activity and the structural changes to and whithin the buiding are the performance. I also include a free interpretation of movement as gesture, both metaphoric, sculptural, and social into my sense of theater, with only the most incidental audience – an ongoing act for the passer-by just as the construction site provides a stage for busy pedestrians in transit.”

Gordon Matta-Clark, Energy Rooms (notebook), 1974. Ink and marker on paper (details), 20 x 27.9 cm. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery

Gordon Matta-Clark, Conical Intersect, 1975. Gelatin silver prints. Part of a triptych, photo: 49.2 x 49.8 cm. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery

Gordon Matta-Clark, Graffiti: E-Z 129, 1973. Gelatin silver print with hand coloring Framed: 62.5 x 93 x 3.8 cm, print: 50.8 x 80.6 cm. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery

Gordon Matta-Clark, Energy Rooms (notebook), 1974. Ink and marker on paper, 20 pages. Framed: 29.2 x 35.6 x 3.2 cm, paper: 20 x 27.9 cm. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery

Gordon Matta-Clark, Conical Intersect, 1975. Collaged gelatin silver prints Eight prints. Framed: 29.2 x 36.8 cm. Estate stamped verso. Courtesy The Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and Marian Goodman Gallery

until 19 January 2017
Gordon Matta Clark
Galerie Marian Goodman
79 Rue du Temple, Paris

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Gordon Matta-Clark

The exhibition at Galerie Marian Goodman in Paris testifies the diversity and richness of the works by a 1970s avant-garde legend, featuring photographic collages, drawings and films.

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