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Gordon Matta-Clark — Variations on Christo’s Valley Curtain
Gordon Matta-Clark

Variations on Christo’s Valley Curtain

1971

Gordon Matta-Clark's 'Variations on Christo's Valley Curtain' (1971) combines ink and pencil on photographs to comment on and reinterpret another artist's environmental art project. The work demonstrates Matta-Clark's conceptual approach to critiquing and engaging with contemporary land art.

Medium
ink and pencil on photographs
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Unwrapped, Part I: The Hidden World of Christo and Jeanne-Claude

February 17, 2021

Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Lot 22

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Gordon Matta-Clark, Variations on Christo’s Valley Curtain, 1971

Gordon Matta-Clark's 'Variations on Christo's Valley Curtain' (1971) combines ink and pencil on photographs to comment on and reinterpret another artist's environmental art project. The work demonstrates Matta-Clark's conceptual approach to critiquing and engaging with contemporary land art.

Medium
ink and pencil on photographs
Year
1971
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Architectural, American, Photograph, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Post-War, Black and White, Contemporary

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