Balloon buildings and housing

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• Fonds: Gordon Matta-Clark collection, 1914-2008
•    Series: Gordon Matta-Clark's Artwork, [between 1959 and 1978, predominant 1970-1978]
•      Project: Balloon buildings and housing, [1977-1978]

People

• Gordon Matta-Clark (creator)
• Gordon Matta-Clark (architect)

Title

Balloon buildings and housing

Dates of creation

[1977-1978]

Level of archival description

File 24

Extent and Medium

• 4 drawings

Scope and Content

File consists of drawings on graph paper exploring the concept of housing in, and supported by, lighter than air balloons which Gordon Matta-Clark investigated in 1977 and 1978.

File contains drawings.

Reference Number

CP138.S5.D24

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:064
  • Title: Balloon Building Proposal, no 1
  • Dates of creation: 1977-1978
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (draughtsman)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Graphite graph paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 21,5 × 27,8 cm (8 7/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  
  

  Copyright:

  © Succession Gordon Matta-Clark
  © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:065
  • Title: Balloon Building Proposal, no 2
  • Dates of creation: 1977-1978
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (draughtsman)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Graphite and felt-tip pen on graph paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 21,5 × 27,8 cm (8 7/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  

  Copyright:

  © Succession Gordon Matta-Clark
  © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:066
  • Title: From Balloon Housing
  • Dates of creation: 1977-1978
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (draughtsman)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Black ballpoint pen on green ledger paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 28 × 21,5 cm (11 × 8 7/16 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  

  Copyright:

  © Succession Gordon Matta-Clark
  © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:067
  • Title: From Balloon Housing (Starting with the Hola Hoop idea!)
  • Dates of creation: 1977-1978
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (draughtsman)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Black ballpoint pen on green ledger paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 28 × 21,5 cm (11 × 8 7/16 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  

  Copyright:

  © Succession Gordon Matta-Clark
  © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark