A black and white, and color, super 8mm film on video with sound.
Photo © Image courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York
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Photo © Image courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

The video shows the artists exploring and documenting the underground spaces of New York City. The artist chose a range of sites (New York Central railroad tracks, Grand Central Station, 13th Street, Croton Aqueduct in Highgate, etc.) to show the variety and complexity of the underground spaces and tunnels in the metropolitan area.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.126.3
People
Gordon Matta-Clark, American (New York, New York 1943 - 1978 New York, New York)
Title
Substrait [Underground Dailies] from "Program Six"
Classification
Audiovisual Works
Work Type
audiovisual work
Date
1976
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/355780

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
2016.126.3
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
1976, 30 min, b&w and color, sound, 16 mm film on video

Exhibition History

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

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