Gordon Matta-Clark: You Are the Measure

Edited by Elizabeth Sussman
Texts by Elizabeth Sussman, Tina Kukielski, Spyros Papapetros, Christian Schneidemann, Joan Simon, Briony Fer, Gwendolyn Owens

This catalog accompanied the exhibition Gordon Matta-Clark: You Are the Measure, on view at MOCA June – September 2007.

Qualifying the ancient Greek saying “Man is the measure,” Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978) asserted instead “You are the measure,” conveying the defining theme in an oeuvre that would exert a powerful influence on fellow artists and architects. In artworks that combined minimalist, conceptual, and performative practices, Matta-Clark gave primary importance to the individual and considerations of everyday life. This comprehensive book incorporates important new information from the Matta-Clark archive, presenting a compelling reappraisal of the unique beauty and radical nature of Matta-Clark’s punnings, plans, performances, and interventions evident in the many media in which he worked: sculptural objects (most notably from building cuts), drawings, films, photographs, and documentary material.
 
Published by Whitney Museum of American Art & Yale University Press, 2007
Softcover with 240 pages
Dimensions: 12 x 9 inches
This book is out of print
Condition: New