* 1968 in Coventry, England
English artist collective
Known for: Text-based, linguistic-analytical works
Artistic and historical context: Conceptual Art
The Art & Language group was founded in 1968 by Michael Baldwin (1945), David Bainbridge (1941), Terry Atkinson (1939) and Harold Hurell (1940). The group had a major influence on the development of Conceptual art in England and America. Numerous Conceptual artists joined the group, including Michael Corris, Terry Smith, Christine Kozlov, Joseph Kosuth, Terry Atkinson, and Ian Burn. At times, up to 50 people were part of Art & Language, until the late 1970s, when the core group shrank to three artists: Michael Baldwin, Charles Harrison and Mel Ramsden.
Exhibited works
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Air-Conditioning Show, 1966–1972. 1st | B | The exhibition Air-Conditioning Show, by Terry Atkinson and Michael Baldwin, consisted of the air that was located in an empty, air-conditioned room. The outer walls of the exhibition space were covered with a dense text describing the show – the effect was more confusing than enlightening. The poster announcing the exhibition is almost completely filled with text. Initially, Air-Conditioning Show only existed in text form, as a description of the ways in which the proposed work of art could actually be realized. In 1972, the Air-Conditioning Show was exhibited at Visual Arts Gallery in New York. | |||
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Secret Painting. 1967-1968 BF | A | Acrylic on canvas and photostat, which reads as follows: "The content of this painting is invisible; the exact character and dimension of the content are to be kept permanently secret, known only to the artist". | |||
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Secret Painting (Ghost), 1967–1968. BF | A | Acrylic on canvas and photostat, which reads as follows: "The content of this painting is invisible; the character and dimension of the content are to be kept permanently secret, known only to the artist." | |||
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Credits All reproductions © Art & Language; Courtesy Lisson Gallery, London | ||||
