Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972 / Edition 1

by Lucy R. Lippard

Overview

In Six Years Lucy R. Lippard documents the chaotic network of ideas that has been labeled conceptual art. The book is arranged as an annotated chronology into which is woven a rich collection of original documents—including texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved and by Lippard, who has also provided a new preface for this edition. The result is a book with the character of a lively contemporary forum that offers an invaluable record of the thinking of the artists—a historical survey and essential reference book for the period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520210134
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	04/30/1997
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	296
Sales rank:	524,274
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Lucy Lippard is an American writer, art critic, activist and curator. Lippard was among the first writers to argue for the "dematerialization" at work in conceptual art and was an early champion of feminist art. She is the author of 21 books on contemporary art and has received numerous awards and accolades from literary critics and art associations.

Table of Contents

Escape Attempts
Author's Notes
Preface
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
Postface
Index

Editorial Reviews

"A marvelous book. . . . Nothing short of a reading of the whole can provide even a faint suggestion of its liveliness or the range of ideas it covers."

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"A marvelous book. . . . Nothing short of a reading of the whole can provide even a faint suggestion of its liveliness or the range of ideas it covers."

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