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Dan Graham is among the most influential of the Conceptual artists who emerged in America during the mid 1960s. A pioneer in performance and video art in the 1970s, Graham later turned his attention to architectural projects designed for social interaction in public spaces, among them The Children's Pavilion (1989) with Jeff Wall. Writing has always been a major aspect of Graham's work. His texts range from early Conceptual art pieces inserted in mass-market magazines, to writing on his fellow artists, to analyses of popular culture, from Dean Martin to the post-Punk era. Well-known also among architects and urban theorists, during the 1990s Graham has been offered major public commissions throughout North America and Europe. London-based curator Mark Francis discusses with the artist how his public participation-based work has evolved. Brussels-based critic Birgit Pelzer draws on her extensive knowledge of Graham's work and writings. New York-based architectural theorist Beatriz Colominafocuses on Graham's Alteration to a Suburban House (1978). The artist has chosen an extract from the science fiction novel Ubik by Philip K Dick, whose writings were a formative influence. A substantial Artist's Writings section, key to understanding Dan Graham, completes the book.
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Kevin Montgomery
reviewed Dan Graham on July 15, 2007
Dan Graham
Eli is a friend of mine. In this book he tells a gossipy story about the place I have called home for nearly 30 years. Told in a series of short chapters with titles such as, "A Memorable Night at Claude's Bar" and "Indians Forever" his stories deal with the very early days of the Santa Fe art colony and end about the time I moved to Santa Fe in the early 80's. It was a special treat to read about these people, many of whom I met later in their lives, and the places, such as Canyon Road, which have been forever changed by the growth of the city. A growth which had begun in earnest by the time I arrived in 1981.
Eli is an agnostic humanist if ever there was one, which allows him to take hard and sometimes cruel looks into the failings of others. His socialist leanings make him not so much a graceful or poetic writer as a utilitarian one. But his stories of early Santa Fe are vividly told and populated with real people. It especially takes off for me when he speaks with such love for his mentor Arthur Haddock. And here he also has the opportunity to talk with great surety about the nature of painting as he sees it.
Eli has always been in-the-mix of Santa Fe's art scene. He has always been observant and curious about the activities of others while continuing upon his prolific personal journey. No one else in Santa Fe could have written this book and I am thankful to him for having done so.
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