Gordon Matta-Clark
The multifaceted work of American artist and architecture enthusiast Gordon Matta-Clark, whose archive is preserved at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, features a number of visually striking films. This exceptional program, provided by the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark, will reveal the full breadth of his work.
Presented by Dylan Adamson, curator of the series
Followed by a discussion with Jessamyn Fiore, director of the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
Gordon Matta-Clark, the artist, urban explorer, and “anarchitect” most famous for the “building cuts” he performed on various decomposing structures in the 1970s, made 18 short films before his untimely death from cancer in 1978. Aside from walking through the buildings themselves, which have all since been demolished, film provides the ideal venue in which to experience Matta-Clark’s singular artistry. This program collects five of his films shot between 1971 and 1976, documenting one garbage wall, one car crash, two building cuts, and one formal experiment. In all of his work, Matta-Clark sought to expose the thinness of the boundaries that divide people, mediums, spaces, and ideas.
Fire Child
[É.-U., 1971, 10 min, 16 mm, sil.]
Fresh Kill
[É.-U., 1972, 13 min, 16 mm, son.]
Bingo/Ninths
[É.-U., 1974, 10 min, 16 mm, sil.]
Splitting
[É.-U., 1974, 11 min, 16 mm, sil.]
City Slivers
[É.-U., 1976, 15 min, 16 mm, sil.]
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