Applying liberated space
The architect’s alphabet, a spatial vocabulary.
A brain storming session & interview recorded by the end of May 1977 at Cherica’s home, Diest, Belgium.
Voices: Gordon Matta-Clark, Cherica Convents and François Vereesen (Gordon’s personal assistant for the Office Baroque project in Antwerp).
This tape was recorded some days after the Antwerp city counsil forbade the original spherical approach...
Gordon Matta-Clark is coming to you
Big news ! As we receive daily requests in our mailbox of people wanting to see the films, we decided to make both our films available on Vimeo. No need to say more … or as Gordon said it : “Art without the participation of the public is just absolute bullsh*t.” ( My summer 77...
ARTtube about Gordon Matta-Clark
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...
Photos @ the premiere by Bram Goots
Some photos taken at the premiere screening in Antwerp by Bram Goots.
Introduction by Cherica Convents
“At the end of the day, you made three documentaries about Gordon Matta-Clark!” (Harold Berg/collector)
OFFICE BAROQUE
1977-78 – 16 mm, edited version of the original A/B rolls, restored and digitized in 2012 – 42 min.
MY SUMMER ‘77 WITH GORDON MATTA-CLARK
2012 – based upon original 16mm ‘rest rushes’ (so far unused images) and sound around Office Baroque,...
A double date with Gordon Matta-Clark
On March 20, both films “My Summer 77 with Gordon Matta-Clark” & “A Jacob’s Ladder remembering Gordon Matta-Clark” were shown to the Belgian audience at Cinema Zuid, Antwerp. The local museum of modern arts, M HKA, arranged this unique event focussing on the avant garde artist Gordon Matta-Clark. Gordon was a key character in...
Testimonials
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,...
A Jacob’s Ladder, remembering GMC
A documentary made in 2013 about the construction of Gordon Matta-Clark’s Jacob’s Ladder. An original 16mm document sleeping for 35 years in the ‘Cherica Archives’. Filmed in 1977 during the days just before the opening of Documenta 6 in Kassel.
The artwork Jacob’s Ladder was created by Gordon with the help of his German assistant and...
My Summer 77 with Gordon Matta-Clark
This film document is an addendum to the original Office Baroque film that was realised by Cherica Convents in the seventies. The film consists of never unveiled reflections & images of Gordon while preparing one of his last building cuts ‘Office Baroque’. The footage was stored for over 35 years in “the Cherica archives” when...
World Premiere
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...
Website release info
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...
