Originally I had the notion of a special kind of confrontation in mind but as the differences between the pervasiveness of architecture and the delicate personality of our ideas I feel more and more like [verso] a urban gorilla - only using words ...

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People:

Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

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Date:

1970-1978

Form:
textual records

Quantity / Object type:
1 card(s)

Technique and media:

Black ballpoint pen and black felt-tip pen

Dimensions:

card: 7,6 x 12,7 cm

Reference number:

PHCON2002:0016:001:029.4

Document Type:

card (information artifact)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

card is recto/verso

Inscription:

Recto: ORIGINALLY I HAD THE NOTION OF A SPECIAL KIND OF CONFRONTATION IN MIND BUT AS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PERVASIVENESS OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE DELICATE PERSONALITY OF OUR IDEAS I FEEL MORE AND MORE LIKE Verso: A URBAN GORILLA - ONLY USING WORDS INSTEAD OF BULLETS. BUT IN AMIDST THESE DOUBTS, HOLD FAST TO THE IDEA OF JUST HOW VULNERABLE THE SYSTEM IS.

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

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