Language Is Not Transparent

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Language Is Not Transparent

United States, 1970
Conceptual Art
Chalk on paint and wall
Template: 36 x 48 1/4 in. (91.44 x 122.56 cm); Installation: 72 x 48 1/4 in. (182.88 x 122.56 cm)
Modern and Contemporary Art Council Fund (M.2004.61)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kleeblatt, Norman L.  Mel Bochner: Strong Language.  New York: Jewish Museum, 2014.
  • Barron, Stephanie, Michel Draguet, and Sara Cochran. Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Belgium: Ludion, 2006.
  • Kleeblatt, Norman L.  Mel Bochner: Strong Language.  New York: Jewish Museum, 2014.
  • Barron, Stephanie, Michel Draguet, and Sara Cochran. Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Belgium: Ludion, 2006.
  • Meyer, James. Los Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery, 1959-1971. Washington: National Gallery of Art; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016.
  • Paul, Frédéric, ed. Points de Rencontres. Paris: Éditions du Centre Pompidou, 2019.
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