In Six Years Lucy R. Lippard documents the chaotic network of ideas that has been labeled conceptual art. The book is arranged as an annotated chronology into which is woven a rich collection of original documents—including texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved and by Lippard, who has also provided a new preface for this edition. The result is a book with the character of a lively contemporary forum that offers an invaluable record of the thinking of the artists—a historical survey and essential reference book for the period.
Six Years The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972
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Reviews
"A marvelous book. . . . Nothing short of a reading of the whole can provide even a faint suggestion of its liveliness or the range of ideas it covers."—ARTnews"Many artists, curators, and cultural critics will be interested in the republication of this anthology since the movement it gives contour to has had a tremendous influence on the contemporary art of the last 25 years, and on the critical discussion surrounding the concept of postmodernism."—Alexander Alberro, coauthor of Tracing Cultures
"It's a sweet book, full of good humor and packed with information. A uniquely valuable reference account, it is used widely in teaching."—David Carrier, author of High Art: Baudelaire and the Origins of Modernist Painting
Table of Contents
Escape Attempts
Author's Notes
Preface
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
Postface
Index