Gordon Matta-Clark

Gwendolyn Owens is Director of the Visual Arts Collection at McGill University and former Consulting Curator of the Matta-Clark Archive at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal.  Philip Ursprung is Professor of the History of Art and Architecture in the Department of Architecture, ETH Zurich.

• CONTENTSThe Artist’s Voice: Writings by Gordon Matta-ClarkTransformations: A Brief Biography of Gordon Matta-ClarkA Note to the Reader1969–1970 Transcription of Audiotaped Interview with Art Critic Cindy Nemser, July 1970Transcription of Audiotaped Interview with Art Critic Cindy Nemser, “Seeing WhoYou Really Are,” September 19701971 Letter to Roberto Matta in Paris from New York, April 1, 1971Letter to Reverend Moody in New York from New York, April 25, 1971Letter to Curator Mary Delahoyd at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, fromNew York, ca. April 1971Vassar Exhibition Text, 1971Letter to Harold Stern at the Department of Real Estate, New York City, fromNew York, July 10, 1971Letter to Rockland Colloid Corporation in Piedmont, New York, from New York, [n.d.—1971]A Matta’s Proposal, New York, August 1, 1971Letter to Alfred Pacquement at the Biennale de Paris, from New York, September 22, 1971Cherry Tree, Draft, [n.d.—1971]Cherry Tree—Published VersionDraft of a Text for the Contrabienal Catalogue from Gordon Matta-Clark’s NotebookEdges, [n.d.—1971]Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in New York from South America, December 19, 19711972Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in New York from South America, January 14, 1972Selections from the Food Film Notebook, Spring 1972Plans to Break, [n.d.—1972]1973 Letter to Roberto Matta in Paris from New York (April 1973)Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in Paris from New York, October 6, 1973Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in New York from Amsterdam, December 2, 1973Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in New York from Amsterdam, December 3, 1973Letter to Artist Richard Nonas in New York from Amsterdam, December 5, 1973Anarchitecture Letter Part 1 to Carol Goodden in New York from Amsterdam,December 10, 1973Anarchitecture Letter Part 2 to Carol Goodden in New York from Amsterdam,December 10, 1973Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in New York from Amsterdam, [n.d.—December 1973]1974Interview with Liza Bear, May 21 and 25, 1974Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in New York from Niagara Falls, New York, August 1974Untitled Statement on Bingo, [n.d.—1974]Second Untitled Statement on Bingo, [n.d.—1974]Letter to Margot Wellington, Downtown Brooklyn Development Association, fromNew York, [n.d.—1974]1975Letter to Roberto Matta in Paris from New York, January 10, 1975Letter to Gallerist Salvatore Ala in Milan from New York, [January 1975]Letter to Artist Douglass Chrismas in Los Angeles from New York, January 16, 1975Letter to James Harithas at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas, from NewYork, January 16, 1975Letter to Warren Wechsler at the Economic Development Agency in New Yorkfrom New York, January 16, 1975Letter to Robert Lendenfrost at the Art and Design Program, World Trade Center,New York, from New York, January 16, 1975Letter to Lauren Ewing at the Williams College Museum, Williamstown, Massachusetts,from New York, January 17, 1975Letter to Gallerist Germano Celant in Milan from New York, January 17, 1975Letter to Pontus Hulten, Director of the Future at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris,from New YorkLetter to Rockwell International in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania, from New York,January 17, 1975Letter to New York State Council on the Arts from New York, January 17, 1975Letter to Artists Robert Rauschenberg and Rob Peterson in Florida from New York,January 20, 1975Letter to James Harithas at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, Texas, fromNew York, January 21, 1975Letter to Sidney Lewis at Best Products, in Ashland, Virginia, from New York, January 21,1975Letter to Robert Lendenfrost in the Art and Design Program, World Trade Center, New York,from New York, January 21, 1975Letter to Bob Murdock at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas, from New York, January21, 1975Letter to Doris Friedman at City Walls, Inc., in New York from New York, January 25, 1975Letter to Harris Rosenstein at Rice University in Houston, Texas, from New York, January 25,1975Letter to Gallerist Claire Copley in Los Angeles from New York, January 26, 1975Letter to Gallerist Dave Creigh in Coronado, California, from New York, [n.d.—January 1975?]Letter to Art Consultant Ruth Hollander in New York from New York, January 26, 197564391int.Letter to Gallerist Wolfgang Becker in Aachen, West Germany, from New York,January 27, 1975Letter to Frederica Hunter at Texas Gallery in Houston, Texas, from New York,January 27, 1975Letter to Freddie Loizeaux at Controlled Demolition in Towson, Maryland, from New York,January 27, 1975Letter to Developer Melvyn Kauffman in New York from New York, January 31, 1975Letter to Urban Planner Ron Shiffman at Pratt Center in Brooklyn, New York, fromNew York, February 4, 1975Letter to Artist Jim Roche in Tallahassee, Florida, from New York, February 10, 1975Letter to Landscape Architect Russell Dupuis in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, from New York,February 10, 1975Letter to Ira Licht at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, from New York, February10, 1975Letter to Anita O’Neil at Creative Time in New York from New York, February 10, 1975Letter to the Advertising Department at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. from New York,February 23, 1975Interview with Art Critic and Architect Donald Wall), [n.d.—1975]Letter to Steve Rother, Revenue Collection, Newark, New Jersey, from New York,March 2, 1975Letter to Art Critic and Architect Don Wall from Central America, April 2, [1975]Work with Abandoned Structures, [n.d.—1975]Letter to Frederica Hunter and Ian at Texas Gallery from New York, April 30, [1975]Letter to Jim Harithas at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, from New York,April 30, 1975Letter to Helga Retzer at Amerika Haus in Berlin from New York, May 5, 1975Letter to Walter Hopps at the National Collection of Fine Arts in Washington, DC, fromNew York, May 5, 1975Letter to Georges Boudaille at the Biennale de Paris from New York, [n.d.—1975]Letter to Marilyn Lubetkin at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, fromNew York, May 15, 1975Letter to Curator Nina Felshin in Washington, DC, from New York, [June 1975]Letter to Wolfgang Becker at the Neue Galerie in Aachen, West Germany, fromNew York, [n.d.—1975]Letter to Gallerist Claire S. Copley in Los Angeles from New York, June 20, 1975Letter to Paolo Minetti and Clotilde at Galeriaforma in Genoa from New York,June 26, 1975Letter to Gallerist Salvatore Ala in Milan from New York, June 26, 1975Letter to Curator Nina Felshin in Washington, DC, from New York, June 30, [1975]Letter to Architect Will Alsop in London, England, from New York, July 2, 1975Letter to Artist Dale Chihuly at the Rhode Island School of Design from New York,[n.d.—1975]Letter to Representative John M. Murphy in Staten Island from New York, July 2, 1975Letter to Helga Retzer at Amerika Hause, Berlin, West Germany, from New York,[n.d.—after May 5, 1975]Letter to Georges Boudaille at the Biennale de Paris from New York, July 30, 1975Letter to Paolo Minetti at Galeriaforma in Milan from New York, July 31, 1975Letter to Frederica Hunter and Ian at Texas Gallery from New York, August 12, 1975Letter to Malitte Matta in Paris from New York, August 13, 1975Letter to Gallerist Jorard Piltzer in Paris from New York, August 18, 1975Letter to Curator Jean-Hubert Martin in Paris from New York, August 18, 1975Letter to Gallerist Salvatore Ala in Milan from New York, August 19, 1975Letter to Helga Retzer at America Haus in Berlin from Paris, September 7, 1975Letter to Paolo Minetti at Galeriaforma in Milan from Paris, September 7, 1975Letter to Wolfgang Becker at Neue Gallery in Aachen, West Germany, from Paris,September 8, 1975Letter to Anne Alpert and Batan in New York from Paris, September 27, 1975[postmarked October 19]Letter to Artist Susan Ensley in New York from Paris, October 9, 1975Letter to Anne Alpert and Batan in New York from Paris, October 18, 1975Letter to Malitte Matta in Paris from Milan, Italy, October 31, 1975Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in New York from Milan, November 10, 1975Letter to Don Foresta at the American Cultural Center, Paris, from Milan,[n.d.—November 1975]Letter to Paolo Minetti at Galeriaforma in Milan [n.d.—Fall 1975]Letter to Helga Retzer at Amerika Haus in Berlin, West Germany, from Milan,[November 1975]Letter to Mabou Mines Founders Lee and Ruth Breuer in New York from Paris,December 1, 1975Letter to Artist Jerry Clapsaddle at SUNY, Oneonta, New York, from Milan,December 1, 1975Letter to Gallerist Franco Toselli in Milan from Milan, December 2, 1975Letter to Attorney Jerry Ordover in New York from Rome, December 4, 1975In Defense of Pier 52, 1975Gordon Matta-Clark, a Film by Marc PetitjeanBiography, 1975Etant d’art locataire, Beaubourg, 1975Works by Gordon Matta-Clark at Gallery Ala, [n.d.—1975]Proposal to the Workers of Sesto San Giovanni, Milan, 19751976Letter to Paula Hutchings at UCLA from New York, January 23, 1976Letter to Monette Repriels at Galerie Vega in Liege, Belgium, from New York,February 2, 1976Letter to Architect Franco Raggi in Milan from New York, February 2, 1976Letter to Gallerist Salvatore Ala in Milan from New York, February 2, 1976Letter to Wolfgang Becker at Neue Galerie in Aachen, West Germany, from New York,February 2, 1976Letter to Georges Boudaille at the Biennale de Paris from New York, February 2, 1976Letter to K. J. Geirlandt at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Belgium, fromNew York, February 2, 1976Letter to Yvon Lambert at Galerie Yvon Lambert from New York, February 2, 1976Letter to Don Foresta at the Centre Culturel Américain in Paris from New York,March 3, 1976Letter to UCLA Professor Bill Mitchell in Venice, California, from New York, [n.d—1976]Letter to Architect Franco Raggi in Milan from New York, April 1, 1976Letter to Dennis Wendling at the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority fromNew York, April 20, 1976Letter to James McCarthy at the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority fromNew York, April 20, 1976Letter to Jim Morton, Dean of St. John the Divine, New York, from New York,April 20, 1976Letter to Peter Campus at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from New York,[n.d.—Spring 1976]Additional Statements for Donald Wall’s ArticleDonald Wall, “Gordon Matta-Clark’s Building Dissections,” Arts Magazine(May 1976), 74–79Letter to Wieslaw Borowski at Galeria Foksai in Warsaw, Poland, from New York,June 10, 1976Letter to Wolfgang Becker at Neue Gallery in Aachen, West Germany, from New York,June 10, 1976Letter to Industrialist Emilio Rebora in Genoa, Italy, from New York, June 10, 1976Letter to Yvon Lambert at Galerie Lambert in Paris from New York, June 10, 1976Letter to Monette Repriels at Galerie Vega in Liege, Belgium, from New York,June 10, 1976Letter to Collector Sylvio Perlstein in Antwerp, Belgium, from New York, July 14, 1976Letter to Gallerist Salvatore Ala in Milan from New York, July 14, 1976Letter to Helga Retzer at Amerika Haus in Berlin from New York, July 14, 1976Letter to Paolo Minetti at Galeriaforma in Genoa from New York, July 27, 1976Letter to Director Florent Bex in Antwerp from New York, July 28, 1976Letter to Ruth Garcia at Adopt A Building in New York from New York, July 29, 1976Letter to Nina Felshin, Director of U. S. A. for the 1977 Biennale de Paris inWashington, DC, from New York, August 2, 1976Letter to J. W. McCarthy at the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority fromNew York, August 25, 1976Letter to James McCarthy at the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority fromNew York, ca. Fall 1976A Resource Center and Environmental Youth Program for Loisaida: GuggenheimFellowship Proposal by Gordon Matta-Clark, 1976Letter to Artist Carol Goodden in New York from Berlin, West Germany,October 6, 1976Letter to Monsieur Diamy at the Service de l’information et Relations Publiques in Parisfrom Berlin, West Germany, October 7, 1976Letter to Anne Alpert in New York from Berlin, West Germany, October 16, 1976Berlin Wall Idea: If We Follow the Wall, 1976Letter to Gallerist Salvatore Ala in Milan from New York, December 12, 1976Press Release for Substrate, 1976