“Slanted Light Volume” - Robert Irwin (1971) / Walker Art Center - Minneapolis, MN
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“There are such sophisticated systems of orthodoxy, and they’re so beautifully developed … that when you try and operate outside of those systems you really have a problem, because everything is set up to induct that which is already a paradigm or within the orthodoxy.”
— Robert Irwin via Lawrence Weschler: “Seeing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees”
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Through his incessant search for the removal of subjectivity in the attempt to present one to an unmediated sense of perception, Robert Irwin was divorced / self-stranded / defied critics / answered questions / raised suspicions / and without a doubt presented a lasting impact on world of contemporary art or our view of such.
my all time favorite piece that the Walker has shown. just. amazing.