| Gordon Matta-Clark was an American artist who came from an artistic background; both of his parents were artists. He is best known for his site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He is famous for his "building cuts," a series of works in abandoned buildings in which he variously removed sections of floors, ceilings, and walls. Matta-Clark had a talent for destruction. He blew out windows in the Bronx. He ripped holes in ceilings, and he tore through an abandoned warehouse on the piers like heavy artillery. He sectioned whole buildings with a power saw, until the parts could fit comfortably within a New York kitchen. He split others right down the middle. Each half leans to one side, as if the land had risen up from beneath. |
