Description
Book SynopsisThe Conditions of Being Art is the first book to examine the activities of groundbreaking contemporary art galleries Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co. (19832004), and the transnational milieu of artists, dealers and critics that surrounded them.
Drawing on the archives of dealers Pat Hearn and Colin de Landboth, independently, legendary players on the New York art scene of the 1980s and ''90s, and one of the great love stories of the art worldthis publication illustrates their distinctive artistic practices, significant exhibitions and events, and daily business. Hearn and de Land championed art that challenged the business of running an art gallery; artists like Renée Green and Susan Hiller, Andrea Fraser and Cady Noland, who employed conceptualism and installation, social and institutional critique.
Contributing to the history of exhibitions, institutions and curating, The Conditions of Being Art addresses a significant gap in this literature
Trade Review
The Conditions of being Art tracks the careers of the charismatic and influential gallerists Pat Hearn and Colin de Land. -- Lisa Darms * Bookforum *
