Neo-Conceptual Art and the Redistribution of Roles
In an article for artpress, Michel Gauthier examines how contemporary artists are transforming the functions of artist, dealer, and critic, drawing inspiration from conceptual art of the 1960s. The New York gallery and fictional artist Reena Spaulings, along with the collective Continuous Project, push these limits. Reena Spaulings Fine Art creates pieces such as 'Flowers' and 'Money Paintings,' while its 'Enigmas' series critiques commodity fetishism. Continuous Project features members like Bettina Funcke, Joseph Logan, Wade Guyton, and Seth Price, initially working with photocopies of 'Avalanche' magazine. Gauthier suggests that Lawrence Weiner's 1969 propositions require revision to incorporate the dealer's evolving role, as seen in Mario Garcia Torres's 'Sing Like Baldessari' (2004).
Key facts
- Reena Spaulings is both a New York gallery and a fictional artist.
- Continuous Project includes Bettina Funcke, Joseph Logan, Wade Guyton, and Seth Price.
- Continuous Project's first work was a photocopy of the first issue of 'Avalanche' magazine (1970-76).
- Wade Guyton's 'Printer Drawings' print motifs onto pages from art books.
- Reena Spaulings's 'Enigmas' series depicts stained tablecloths from post-vernissage dinners.
- Mario Garcia Torres's 'Sing Like Baldessari' (2004) is a karaoke version of Sol LeWitt's 'Sentences on Conceptual Art.'
- Lawrence Weiner's 1969 propositions are being updated: the work can be made by the dealer, or need not be made because it already exists.
- Claire Fontaine was founded in 2004 by Fulvia Carnevale and James Thornhill.
Entities
Artists
- Reena Spaulings
- Wade Guyton
- Seth Price
- Mario Garcia Torres
- John Baldessari
- Sol LeWitt
- Lawrence Weiner
- Robert Barry
- Arman
- Yann Sérandour
- Niki de Saint Phalle
- Elaine Sturtevant
- Marcel Broodthaers
- Andy Warhol
- Philippe Thomas
- Bernadette Corporation
- Claire Fontaine
- Fulvia Carnevale
- James Thornhill
- Bettina Funcke
- Joseph Logan
- Josh Smith
- Kelley Walker
- John Kelsey
- Emily Sundblad
- Antek Walzcak
- Bernadette van Huy
- Liza Bear
- Willoughby Sharp
- Michel Gauthier
Institutions
- Reena Spaulings Fine Art
- Continuous Project
- Bernadette Corporation
- Claire Fontaine
- gb agency
- Centre Pompidou
- Dvir Gallery
- MIT Press
- Mamco
- Les presses du réel
- Ides et Calendes
- artpress
Locations
- New York
- Paris
- Tel Aviv
- Halifax
- Geneva
- Dijon
- Neufchâtel
- France
- Switzerland
- Israel
Sources
- artpress —