Hey everybody. Time to post questions:1. Collectivity, anonymity, and functionalism are all seen as key artistic values to Bernd and Hilla Becher. Why are these values important, and how does the work of the Bechers relate to minimalism (think of the grids!)? Also, how did the Bechers photographs effect the field of archaeological preservation?
2. Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Joseph Kosuth, and Richard Long all opposed the installation of Daniel Buren's huge bannerlike work in the Guggenheim International Exhibition, stating Buren's banner "obscured the view of their works". Despite the flaws in their case, Buren's work was removed. Explain why the minimalists (Judd, Flavin, etc.) clashed with conceptual artists such as Buren. How does Buren's conceptual work activate space differently than the minimalists' sculptures?
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Great questions. As far as number 2 goes, it turns into a pretty great buddy story with Han Haacke later on. And remember that Carl Andre, Sol Le Witt and Mario Merz removed their work from the Guggenheim show after Buren's censoring. Buren later on makes good magic by letting Haacke glue banned work on Buren's 'banner'. (that was not a pun on anything suggestive!)
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