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Gordon Matta-Clark
American artist
Gordon Matta-Clark | |
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Opening the doors of FOOD in 1971. Gordon matta clark biography of martinMatta-Clark on the right | |
| Born | Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren (1943-06-22)June 22, 1943 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1978(1978-08-27) (aged 35) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse | Jane Crawford (1977-1978; his death) |
Gordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren; June 22, 1943[1] – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s.
He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art.[2]
Life and work
Matta-Clark's parents were artists: Anne Clark, an American artist, and Roberto Matta, a ChileanSurrealist painter, of Basque, French and Spanish descent.
He was the godson of Marcel Duchamp's wife, Teeny.[3] His twin brother Sebastian, also an artist, died by suicide in 1976.[4] They both are survived by another bro