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Surface Tension: Problematics of Site by Ken Ehrlich & Brandon LaBelle; CD selection by Stephen Vitiello is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Surface Tension: Problematics of Site about?

"From Gordon Matta-Clark to Lawrence Weiner, Bruce Nauman to Alison Knowles, the question of site locates itself in issues of public space, at the intersection of the imagined and the real, at the juncture of performance and architectural production. By anthologizing essays, documents, and interviews by leading critics, historians, and artists on issues of site-specificity, conceptualism, feminism, and architecture practice, Surface Tension reveals the connections between cultural production and the very spaces in which such work functions. These textual explorations are complemented by extensive documentation of related projects, both historical and contemporary, by artists, architects, and performance artists, including Coughing Piece, a never-before released 1961 audio work by Yoko Ono; an obscure audio work by Nauman from 1969; projects by Suzanne Lacy, a leading figure in the development of conceptual practice and public art; and an experimental text by Jane Rendell on psychic architectures. Conversations occur between the pages of Surface Tension, between theoretical analysis and modes of practice, that activate the publication as a site itself, one participating in a broad f

Who reads Surface Tension: Problematics of Site?

Author

Ken Ehrlich & Brandon LaBelle; CD selection by Stephen Vitiello

Publisher

Errant Bodies Press in collaboration with Ground Fault Recordings, Downey, CA

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780965557047

Category

history

Subjects

Art, History, Arts

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14