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Auto-Destructive Tendencies →

Great article by Ann Landi on ARTnews about artists editing/destroying their work.

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Susan Hiller filled a test tube with the ashes of her paintings for Collected Works, 1967–72.

©SUSAN HILLER/COURTESY TIMOTHY TAYLOR GALLERY, LONDON

(ARTnews)

— 11 years ago with 3 notes
#art  #edit  #destroy  #action  #preservation  #legacy  #value  #artists  #destruction  #auto-destruct 
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