Robert Barry.KUNSTHALLE NURNBERG Among those who pioneered the artwork's dematerialization For the phenomenon resembling teleportation, see, see . In economics, dematerialization refers to the absolute or relative reduction in the quantity of materials required to serve economic functions in society. In common terms, dematerialization means doing more with less. , few were as committed in their efforts as Robert Barry. After abandoning painting in 1967, he moved from site-specific installations composed of wire and nylon thread to art that exceeded the realm of the visible entirely: projects employing electromagnetic waves See spectrum. Electromagnetic wave A disturbance, produced by the acceleration or oscillation of an electric charge, which has the characteristic time and spatial relations associated with progressive wave motion. , radiation, and various types of inert gas inert gas or noble gas, any of the elements in Group 18 of the periodic table. In order of increasing atomic number they are: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. . Barry's concession to vision took the austere aus·tere adj. aus·ter·er, aus·ter·est 1. Severe or stern in disposition or appearance; somber and grave: the austere figure of a Puritan minister. 2. form of words--written on sheets of paper, imprinted directly on gallery walls, or projected as slides. Barry's seminal role in Conceptual art's formation should become better acknowledged with the unveiling of this exhibition, curated by Nurnberg director Ellen Seifermann, of his rarely seen (in some cases, literally unseeable) work from 1963-75. Sept. 18-Nov. 16; Aargauer Kunsthaus Aarau, Switzerland, May 2004-Aug. 2004.--MS |
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