Dennis Oppenheim: Land and Body Art from the 1960s and '70s.IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, established and incorporated in 1929. It is privately supported. Alfred H. Barr, Jr., was its first director. Operating at first in rented galleries, the museum specialized in loan shows of contemporary European and American art. A start toward its permanent collection was made with the Lillie P. Bliss bequest, which included nine Cézannes and the Daumier Washerwoman. Back in the late '60s the young Dennis Oppenheim said disarmingly, "At the moment I'm quite lackadaisical about the presentation of my work." Not so, as this show, curated by IMMA IMMA - Installation Materiel Maintenance Activity IMMA - Insured Money Market Account IMMA - International Maritime Meteorological Archive IMMA - International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association Head of Exhibitions Brenda McParland, proves. A rich spread of documents records and contextualizes sixteen early pieces, while key land-and body-art projects such as Landslide, 1968, Saltflat, 1969, Condensed 220 Yard Dash, 1969, and Parallel Stress, 1970, are detailed via photography, text, and video installation. Also featured are Oppenheim's "surrogate surrogate n. 1) a person acting on behalf of another or a substitute, including a woman who gives birth to a baby of a mother who is unable to carry the child. 2) a judge in some states (notably New York) responsible only for probates, estates, and adoptions. performers"--the manic, mechanical puppet-stars of Theme for a Major Hit, 1974, and Attempt to Raise Hell, 1974. Feb. 28-Apr. 22. |
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