Structures and Systems: "Minimal Art in the United States"
May 1, 2004
Conference: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Museum Lecture Hall
The Getty Center
Panel Discussion: 8:00 p.m.
Harold M. Williams Auditorium
The Getty Center
On the occasion of two major Los Angeles exhibitions of artistic movements that
incorporated systematic strategies and simplified forms, Structures and Systems
presents a dynamic exchange between noted artists, scholars, dealers, and museum
professionals, along with related film screenings and performances.
"Minimal Art in the United States," part one of Structures and Systems, is presented
in conjunction with MOCA's exhibition A Minimal Future? Art as Object 1958–1968,
organized by MOCA senior curator Ann Goldstein. This large-scale historical
exhibition considers minimal art as a range of related, yet often distinct strategies
that challenged prevailing aesthetic forms and propelled a fundamental renegotiation
of the art object. A full day of public presentations at the Getty Center will
be followed by an evening panel discussion among art professionals of the era.
Conference Participants:
Virginia Dwan, Gallerist
Miwon Kwon, Associate Professor, UCLA, and Getty Scholar
Michael Lobel, Assistant Professor, Bard College
James Meyer, Associate Professor, Emory University
Andrew Perchuk, Head, Contemporary Programs and Research, Getty Research
Institute
Alex Potts, Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Yvonne Rainer, Artist and Filmmaker
Roberta Smith, Art Critic, New York Times
Panel Discussion Participants:
Carl Andre, Artist
Paula Cooper, Gallerist
Barbara Rose, Art Historian and Critic
Moderated by James Meyer
Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer
May 8, 2004, 7:30 p.m. and May 9, 2004, 3:00 p.m.
Harold M. Williams Auditorium
The Getty Center
In conjunction with Structures and Systems: "Minimal Art in the United States,"
the Getty presents a historic performance of works by choreographers Yvonne Rainer
and Simone Forti. Some of the first objects that can properly be called minimal
sculptures appeared as props in dance performances held at the legendary Judson
Dance Theater in New York. This performance explores the development of the "new
dance" and the connections between dance and the visual arts through the restaging
of classic pieces by Yvonne Rainer such as Trio A Pressured (1966–1999),
Three Seascapes (1962), and We Shall Run (1963), as well as the
presentation of early works Cloths (1968) and Zoo Mantras (1967),
along with a current piece of movement and spoken language improvisation, News
Animations (1982–2004), by Simone Forti. The performance on May 8 features
a conversation with Yvonne Rainer, Simone Forti, and Carrie Lambert, assistant
professor of American art, Northwestern University.
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