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Art & Language International Robert Bailey

Art & Language International By Robert Bailey

Art & Language International by Robert Bailey


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Robert Bailey reconstructs the history of conceptual art collective Art & Language to show how its international collaborations with dozens of artists and critics between 1969 and 1977 laid the foundation for global contemporary art, all while highlighting how conceptual art exceeds the visual to impact the philosophical and political.

Art & Language International Summary

Art & Language International: Conceptual Art between Art Worlds by Robert Bailey

In Art & Language International Robert Bailey reconstructs the history of the conceptual art collective Art & Language, situating it in a geographical context to rethink its implications for the broader histories of contemporary art. Focusing on its international collaborations with dozens of artists and critics in and outside the collective between 1969 and 1977, Bailey positions Art & Language at the center of a historical shift from Euro-American modernism to a global contemporary art. He documents the collective's growth and reach, from transatlantic discussions on the nature of conceptual art and the establishment of distinct working groups in New York and England to the collective's later work in Australia, New Zealand, and Yugoslavia. Bailey also details its publications, associations with political organizations, and the internal power struggles that precipitated its breakdown. Analyzing a wide range of artworks, texts, music, and films, he reveals how Art & Language navigated between art worlds to shape the international profile of conceptual art. Above all, Bailey underscores how the group's rigorous and interdisciplinary work provides a gateway to understanding how conceptual art operates as a mode of thinking that exceeds the visual to shape the philosophical, historical, and political.

Art & Language International Reviews

This is a substantial contribution to the now ample literature on conceptual art...well written, presenting complex theoretical arguments in a clear and accessible way, and grounded in fact with extensive references to archival material and primary source publications. -- Gustavo Grandal Montero * ARLIS/NA Reviews *
[D]ue to Bailey's extensive archival research and critical rereadings, [this book] is the most comprehensive account of Art & Language's international context to date. -- Louisa Lee * Burlington Magazine *
Perspicaciously argued and comprehensively researched. . . . One of Bailey's significant contributions is to bring clarity to the group's diverse theoretical influences. . . . -- Vid Simoniti * Art History *

About Robert Bailey

Robert Bailey is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Oklahoma.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

1. A Model of a Possible Art World 13

2. A Research Program 44

3. Interplay 77

4. Foxes and Hedgehogs 109

5. Keep All Your Friends 141

Conclusion 172

Notes 183

Bibliography 215

Index 231

Additional information

NGR9780822361688
9780822361688
082236168X
Art & Language International: Conceptual Art between Art Worlds by Robert Bailey
New
Paperback
Duke University Press
2016-06-03
256
N/A
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