WORD    Sep 25 - Nov 14, 2009

Although the conceptual art movement had begun in the late 1930s, pioneered by Marcel Duchamp’s ready-mades, it was not until the late 1960s that text and language began to play a dominating role in that movement. The emergence of language in conceptual art allowed for a closer relation between art, philosophy, theory and criticism. Whether quoting poetry or movie lines, or making reference to a cultural phenomenon, the text and language in all of these works becomes the primary element of the work.

Featuring work by

David Buckingham
Mel Bochner
Graham Dolphin
Joseph Havel
Jenny Holzer
Glenn Ligon
Suzanne McClelland
Matt Mullican
Bruce Nauman
Craig Norton
Ligorano/Reese
Ed Ruscha
John Tinker
Toadhouse