Art & Language's Return to Painting in the 1970s
Despite their radical conceptual stance, the artists of Art & Language were among the first avant-gardists to return to painting in the mid-1970s. In interviews from 1989, 1990, and 1993, Michael Baldwin and Mel Ramsden discuss this shift, which began with political imagery and remakes of Pollock. They address the Museum series, the Hostages series, and remakes of Courbet's L'Origine du monde.
Key facts
- Art & Language artists returned to painting in the mid-1970s.
- The shift began with political imagery and remakes of Pollock.
- Interviews with Michael Baldwin and Mel Ramsden from 1989, 1990, and 1993 discuss this change.
- The Museum series is mentioned.
- The Hostages series is mentioned.
- Remakes of Courbet's L'Origine du monde are discussed.
Entities
Artists
- Michael Baldwin
- Mel Ramsden
- Art & Language
Sources
- artpress —