Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
A color, silent, super 8mm film on video.

The video document the artist making a cut in a house in Niagara Falls, New York. The artist obtained permission to divide the exterior facade into nine parts. An hour after he finished, the house was demolished; segments of the facade were taken to Art Park and dumped.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.126.2
People
Gordon Matta-Clark, American (New York, New York 1943 - 1978 New York, New York)
Title
Bingo/Ninths from "Program Six"
Classification
Audiovisual Works
Work Type
audiovisual work
Date
1974
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/355779

Physical Descriptions

Medium
DigiBeta (NTSC) and H.264 MOV
Dimensions
Dimensions vary with installation

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Electronic Arts Intermix (E.A.I.), New York], sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2016.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Rosenblatt Fund for Post-War American Art
Copyright
© Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.126.2
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
1974, 9:40 min, color, silent, Super 8mm film on video

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1120 Contemporary Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/04/2018 - 02/25/2019

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu