Intervention
For the 1975 Paris Biennale, Matta-Clark made large cone-shaped holes in two houses near the Centre Georges Pompidou, in Les Halles, a district that was being demolished. His aim was to allow passers-by to see through to the Centre Pompidou while it was under construction.
‘A non-monumental counterpart to the magnificent backdrop of Centre Pompidou. During the two weeks that the façade and walls were cut away, the activity created its own ‘amphitheatre-like stage’ for passers-by.’(GMC)
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>Scheme (drawing) for 'Conical Intersect', 1975
>Handwritten description of the intervention 'Conical Intersect' by Gordon Matta-Clark himself.
> Gordon Matta-Clark.
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> Ensemble: Performances & Interventions by Gordon Matta-Clark.
> Ensemble: Cuttings.
>Gordon Matta-Clark, Conical Intersect, 1975.Video, 16 mm film on video, 00:18:40.
>Conical Intersect - 2.Photography, vintage print, b/w photograph, 30.8 x 23.9 cm, image: 22.6 x 18.2 cm .
>Conical Intersect - 3.Photography, vintage print, b/w photo, 30.3 x 23.9 cm, image: 18.2 cm x 22.5 cm.
>Conical intersect - 1.Photography, vintage print, b/w photo, 25.3 x 20.2 cm, image: 24 x 19 cm.