Description:
Examines the centrality of drawing to the art of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Focuses on the work of Mel Bochner, Rosemarie Castoro, Sol LeWitt, Dorothea Rockburne, and Richard Tuttle.
Brief description: Anna Lovatt is Assistant Professor of Art History at Southern Methodist University. She is the editor of Michelle Stuart: Drawn from Nature.
Review Quotes:
"This exceptionally astute, detailed study reconfigures our understanding of Minimalist and Conceptual art, demonstrating the importance of drawing to the deconstruction of subjectivity that these movements pursued. Deft, nuanced, and thought-provoking, Drawing Degree Zero explores its material with an unfailing sensitivity to the visual and material properties of artworks and an unwavering sense of their political importance."
--Tamara Trodd, author of The Art of Mechanical Reproduction: Technology and Aesthetics from Duchamp to the Digital