one which led away from what he considered to be the historical exhaustion of painting and sculpture. spiral jetty is now underwater, but the concept of earthworks like this challenged, expanded, and revitalized our notion of what art is. in the environmental work running fence, six miles of parachute material mounted on poles were stretched across sonoma, california, to the sea. the entire ranching community and the california office of environmental protection were involved in deciding whether the fence would be allowed and, indirectly, whether this was a work of art at all. the controversy was part of the experience. at the same time, attempts were being made in urban environments to respond to criticisms that our culture had become dehumanized. new ways were sought for art to reach the people. in the early seventies, the idea of the museum changes. when the pompidou center in paris was planned, it was envisioned as a kind of antimuseum. it was to become a factory of infor
challenged, expanded, and revitalized our notion of what art is. in the environmental work running fence, six miles of parachute material mounted on poles were stretched across sonoma, california, to the sea. the entire ranching community and the california office of environmental protection were involved in deciding whether the fence would be allowed and, indirectly, whether this was a work of art at all. the controversy was part of the experience. at the same time, attempts were being made in urban environments to respond to criticisms that our culture had become dehumanized. new ways were sought for art to reach the people. in the early seventies, the idea of the museum changes. when the pompidou center in paris was planned, it was envisioned as a kind of antimuseum. it was to become a factory of information, a sort of center for news, a center for the masses, a kind of supermarket for culture. the idea was that the square and all the area around the building was more impo
Laguna Art Museum upcoming exhibit: On the Edge: Los Angeles Art from the Joan and Jack Quinn Family Collection, will be on view from March 23 through Sept. 2.