Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972

Lucy R. Lippard

University of California Press, Apr 30, 1997 - Art - 272 pages

"Many artists, curators, and cultural critics will be interested in the republication of this anthology since the movement it gives contour to has had a tremendous influence on the contemporary art of the last 25 years, and on the critical discussion surrounding the concept of postmodernism."—Alexander Alberro, coauthor of Tracing Cultures

Contents

• Authors Notes: 3
• 1966: 21
• 35: 263

About the author

Lucy Lippard is an American writer, art critic, activist and curator. Lippard was among the first writers to argue for the "dematerialization" at work in conceptual art and was an early champion of feminist art. She is the author of 21 books on contemporary art and has received numerous awards and accolades from literary critics and art associations.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972; Art history, cultural studies, philosophy; Volume 364 of Praeger paperbacks
• Editor: Lucy R. Lippard
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, annotated
• Publisher: University of California Press, 1997
• ISBN: 0520210131, 9780520210134
• Length: 272 pages
• Subjects: Art / Conceptual; Art / Criticism & Theory; Art / General; Art / History / Contemporary (1945-); Art / History / General; Art / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)