DESTRUCTION

The effects and meanings of destruction are central in the work of many of our most influential artists. Since the early 1960s, arti sts have cut, sliced, burned, blurred, erased, daubed-over, pulled down, ripped, sawn, shot, acid-bombed, exploded, smashed, crushed , compressed or even masticated their material to explore the meaning of their artistic processes. Here destruction changes from a n egative state or passive condition to a highly productive category. Artists focussed on in this unique anthology use destructive sub version ...[Llegir més]