Gordon Matta-Clark

American · 1943–1978 · Painter, Sculptor

Gordon Matta-Clark was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Gordon Matta-Clark, Circle Grid Overlay, 1977, Cut Drawing: Bleistift auf Papierstapel, geschnitten, in AcrylglasboxCircle Grid OverlayGrisebach · €225,000≈ $240,570≈ £191,689Sign up to see
  2. Gordon Matta-Clark, First Approach, 1977, photographs, pen, paint and paper collage, in artist's frameFirst ApproachPhillips · £27,500≈ $36,410≈ €31,194Sign up to see
  3. Gordon Matta-Clark, Doors, Through and Through (also called Doors, Floors, Doors), 1976, Three color photographsDoors, Through and Through (also called Doors, Floors, Doors)Bonhams · $35,250≈ £20,169≈ €29,540Sign up to see

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Gordon Matta-Clark was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art.

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Born 1943, New York CityDied 1978, New York CityOccupation Painter, Sculptor, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q953717 ↗ULAN 500000316 ↗

In the collections of

TateArt Institute of ChicagoBonnefanten MuseumCanadian Centre for ArchitectureGroninger MuseumM HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst AntwerpenMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofíaMuseum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSmithsonian American Art MuseumStedelijk Museum AmsterdamStädel MuseumThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

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Also known as Gordon Matta Clark, Gordon Roberto Echaurren Matta, Matta-Clark

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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