Beyond Preconceptions: The Sixties Experiment.VELETRZNI PALAC Like last year's "Global Conceptualism conceptualism, in philosophy, position taken on the problem of universals, initially by Peter Abelard in the 12th cent. Like nominalism it denied that universals exist independently of the mind, but it held that universals have an existence in the mind as concept. ," "Beyond Preconceptions" attempts to offer a more decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. view of the art of the '60s than canonical accounts have. In that light, the title seems as much a prescription for visitors as a description of the work. Beyond Beuys and Broodthaers, Hesse and Weiner, or even the rediscovered Brazilians Helio Oiticica and Lygia Clark Lygia Clark (1920 – 1988) was a Brazilian artist best known for her painting and installation work. She was often associated with the Brazilian Constructivist movements of the mid-20th century and the Tropicalia movement. , curator Milena Kalinovska includes figures with stubbornly local reputations: Argentine Victor Grippo, Canadian Betty Goodwin Betty Roodish Goodwin (born March 19, 1923, Montreal) is a Canadian printmaker, sculptor, painter, and installation artist. In 2003, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. , Yugoslavian Mangelos, to name but a few. Will the wide-net approach lead to a more inclusive account of a turbulent decade? Or will we be left with a merely fragmented and subjective view? Nov. 2, 2000-Jan. 14, 2001; Berkeley Art Museum, Oct. 31, 2Q01-Jan. 7, 2002; and other venues. |
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