Recently ARTtube realised 2 videos about Gordon Matta-Clark & the “Summer 77″ projects, spoken in Dutch / English subtitles.
“In 1977, Gordon Matta-Clark (New York, 1943-1978) was invited by the ICC in Antwerp to work on the intervention Office Baroque.
At this time, filmmaker Cherica Convents realized the documentary film Office Baroque. Later during that year, she...
Some photos taken at the premiere screening in Antwerp by Bram Goots.
Reconstruction around the Crane Ballet project, based on original sound fragments from Gordon Matta-Clark.
This project was initially planned for September 1977. It consisted of lifting a net structure with several harbour cranes, in the old industrial port of Antwerp, next to the Scheldt River and close to the city centre. The net structure would...
This branch of the website is dedicated to everyone who wants to share their experience with Gordon. Please share us your stories by e-mail so we can put them on this platform. We might also contact you so we can arrange a meeting if possible …
By time we will also gather interviews (video’s, sound recordings,...
March 20, 19h30 at Cinema Zuid (Antwerp), Muhka will be screening “My Summer ’77 with Gordon Matta-Clark” and “A Jacob’s ladder, remembering Gordon Matta-Clark” (in world premiere). With an introduction by researcher Stefaan Vervoort who focusses on the exchange between art and architecture in the post-war era. After the screening there will be a Q&A...
Welcome ! This website is a platform that gives in-depth information about Gordon Matta-Clark’s European summer of 1977. Because there is lots of stuff to be told & shown, this website will not be a static source of information. We are planning to expand and update regulary to reconstruct Gordon’s legacy. We invite everybody to...
