Discover MFA Programs in Art and Writing
Joseph Kosuth, Cathexsis 48, 1982, altered photograph, 95 × 74 ½ inches. Photo by Glen Steigelmann. Courtesy of Leo Castelli.
Pattern and instructions for a “wall tattoo,” titled Double-Num Wall Tattoo, by Gretchen Faust.
Artwork by Allan McCollum, 1988–90, pencil, 14 × 9½ inches.
A painting of ink and spray paint, cut and glued to ink on paper, titled Sculptured Activites, by American sculptor Barry Le Va.
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JoAnne Akalaitis, Gianfranco Gorgoni, H. M. Koutoukas, Rockets Redglare, Mary Mhoon, James McLure, Nightshift, Onue Kuroeman II, James Purdy, Maria Duval, and Joan Tewkesbury.
We need our own space to think and digest what we see. And we also have to trust the viewer and trust the power of the object. And the power is in simple things. I like the kind of clarity that that brings to thought. It keeps thought from being opaque.
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
