IRISH MUSEUM OF recent ART Back in the late '60 the young Dennis Oppenheim said disarmingly.IRISH MUSEUM OF recent ART Back in the late '60 the young Dennis Oppenheim said disarmingly, "At the twinkling I'm quite lackadaisical about the presentation of my work." Not to such a degree as this show, curated on IMMA Head of Exhibitions Brenda McParland, evidences A rich spread of documents records and contextualizes sixteen early pieces, while first note of the scale land-and body-art projects such as Landslide, 1968 Saltflat, 1969 Condens 220 Yard Dash, 1969 and Parallel Stres 1970 are detailed via photography, paragraph and video installation. Also featured are Oppenheim's "surrogate performers"--the manic, mechanical puppet-stars of Theme for a Major Hit, 1974 and Attempt to Raise Hell, 1974 Feb 28-Apr. 22 COPYRIGHT 2001 Artforum International Magazine, Inc. |
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