Afterall Book Analyzes Landmark 1969 Exhibitions ‘Op Losse Schroeven’ and ‘When Attitudes Become Form’
The first book in the Exhibition Histories series, titled ‘Op Losse Schroeven’ and ‘When Attitudes Become Form’ 1969, was published by Afterall Books in 2010. It dives into two pivotal exhibitions that introduced Arte Povera, Conceptual art, and Land art to a broader public. Christian Rattemeyer examines the curatorial approaches of Wim Beeren from the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and Harald Szeemann from Kunsthalle Bern. The book includes reprints of 1969 writings by Beeren, Charles Harrison, Szeemann, and Tommaso Trini, as well as new essays from Claudia Di Lecce and Steven ten Thije, plus interviews with artists like Marinus Boezem and Richard Serra. The New York launch featured a discussion with Lawrence Weiner and others. This title is currently out of print.
Key facts
- Book published by Afterall Books in 2010 as first in Exhibition Histories series.
- Focuses on two 1969 exhibitions: ‘Op Losse Schroeven’ (Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam) and ‘When Attitudes Become Form’ (Kunsthalle Bern).
- Curators: Wim Beeren (Amsterdam) and Harald Szeemann (Bern).
- Art movements covered: Arte Povera, Anti-Form, Conceptual art, Land art.
- Includes texts from 1969 by Beeren, Charles Harrison, Szeemann, Tommaso Trini.
- New essays by Claudia Di Lecce and Steven ten Thije.
- Interviews with artists Marinus Boezem, Jan Dibbets, Ger van Elk, Piero Gilardi, Richard Serra.
- New York launch featured Lawrence Weiner, Rafael Ferrer, Keith Sonnier.
- Published with Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven.
- Distributed by Koenig Books, London; now out of print.
Entities
Artists
- Marinus Boezem
- Jan Dibbets
- Ger van Elk
- Piero Gilardi
- Richard Serra
- Lawrence Weiner
- Rafael Ferrer
- Keith Sonnier
Institutions
- Afterall Books
- Stedelijk Museum
- Kunsthalle Bern
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Van Abbemuseum
- Koenig Books
- Galleria La Salita
- Galerie Ricke
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Bern
- Switzerland
- New York
- London
- Vienna
- Eindhoven
- Paris
- Italy
- Rome
- Cologne
- Los Angeles
- Amalfi
Sources
- Afterall —