You specify it, we fabricate it: The art of production
Professor Wouter Davidts talks about the conceptualist turn in studio production that was initiated by Tony Smith’s Die, a sculpture of which he ordered the production by telling the instructions over the phone to the steel company.
Wouter Davidts is professor of modern and contemporary art at VU University in Amsterdam and co-editor of the book The Fall of the Studio. Artists at Work.
The lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition Thrice Upon a Time, with works from Magasin 3’s collection.
The lecture is followed by an artist talk with Maria Hedlund and Carl Hammoud, who share their view on the studio and work process. Moderator: Curator Tessa Praun.
The artist talk with Maria Hedlund and Carl Hammoud starts at 33 mins.
Participants: Wouter Davidts, professor, Maria Hedlund, artist, Carl Hammoud, artist, and Tessa Praun, Curator Magasin 3
Language: English
Date: October 20, 2010
Duration: 68 mins
Location: Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
Exhibition: Thrice upon a time
