The Last Art College: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1968-1978
2012Kennedy, Garry Neill
455 pages (color)
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Born 1938 Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Known for: Installations-conceptual, geometric-stripe painting and sculpture.
Daniel Buren’s group of ten green-and-white striped benches, titled Sit Down, functions doubly as seating and as art objects. Inspired by the natural surroundings, the work was conceived in response... Read full biography
Daniel Buren’s group of ten green-and-white striped benches, titled Sit Down, functions doubly as seating and as art objects. Inspired by the natural surroundings, the work was conceived in response to a series of visits Buren made to Storm King for this commission. Originally made of marine... Read full biography
Daniel Buren’s group of ten green-and-white striped benches, titled Sit Down, functions doubly as seating and as art objects. Inspired by the natural surroundings, the work was conceived in response to a series of visits Buren made to Storm King for this commission. Originally made of marine plywood before being re-fabricated in aluminum and painted with Buren’s patented alternating dark green and white stripes, the simple cubic design permits seating in any orientation. The siting of the... Read full biography
Daniel Buren’s group of ten green-and-white striped benches, titled Sit Down, functions doubly as seating and as art objects. Inspired by the natural surroundings, the work was conceived in response to a series of visits Buren made to Storm King for this commission. Originally made of marine plywood before being re-fabricated in aluminum and painted with Buren’s patented alternating dark green and white stripes, the simple cubic design permits seating in any orientation. The siting of the benches changes according to the needs of Storm King. Envisioned as “signals” in the landscape, the benches are always meant to be displayed in groups, however, so that they are visually linked to one another as they punctuate their terrain, and a visitor... Read full biography
Daniel Buren’s group of ten green-and-white striped benches, titled Sit Down, functions doubly as seating and as art objects. Inspired by the natural surroundings, the work was conceived in response to a series of visits Buren made to Storm King for this commission. Originally made of marine plywood before being re-fabricated in aluminum and painted with Buren’s patented alternating dark green and white stripes, the simple cubic design permits seating in any orientation. The siting of the benches changes according to the needs of Storm King. Envisioned as “signals” in the landscape, the benches are always meant to be displayed in groups, however, so that they are visually linked to one another as they punctuate their terrain, and a visitor sitting on one can readily see another. Buren began his career as a painter in the 1960s, at a particularly active time of cult... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Art Metropole: The Top 100 (National Gallery of Canada)
2006
(Exhibition catalog)Scott, Kitty et al137 pagesGlobal Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 1950s-1980s
1999Bann, Stephen, et al279 pagesAccents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know…
1996Barbara and Peter Toohil363 pages (color)Videotexts
1995Gale, Peggy154 pagesStations (Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal)
1988
(Exhibition catalog)Bellemare et al207 pages (color)