"When Charles Harrison died in 2009, the British art world lost a pivotal figure. From curating the groundbreaking 1969 exhibit, "When Attitudes Become Form" at London''''s Institute of Contemporary Art; to co-writing the hyper-influential, three-volume work Art in Theory; to teaching art history to thousands in much-admired "plain English": Harrison''''s influence on the British art scene cannot be overestimated. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held May 13 - June 13, 2009. Preface and main text by Teresa Gleadowe, interview with Jack Wendler by Simon Grant. Includes index of Jack Wendler Gallery exhibitions 1971 - 1974, which presented Lawrence Weiner, Ian Wilson, Daniel Buren, Jan Dibbets, Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler, John Baldessari, Mario Merz, Hanne Darboven, David Askevold, Stanley Brouwn, Niel Toroni, Marcel Broodthaers, Peter Downsbrough, John Murphy, Bruce Robbins, Darcey Lange, David Lamelas, Gerard Hemsworth. ... [details]