GORDON MATTA

His series Cuts dissected these structures, performing an anatomical study of the ravaged urban landscape. Moving from New York to P aris with Conical Intersect, a piece that became emblematic of artistic protest, Matta-Clark applied this same method to a pair of 1 7th-century row houses slated for demolition as a result of the Centre Pompidou's construction.This compelling volume grounds Matta- Clark's practice against the framework of architectural and urban history, stressing his pioneering activist-inspired approach, as w ell as h...[Read more]