- Seth Siegelaub
Seth Siegelaub (born 1942) is an American-born
art dealer ,curator ,author andresearcher . He is best known for his innovative promotion ofconceptual art in New York in the 1960s and 70s. [Alexander Alberro and Blake Stimson, "Conceptual Art: A Critical Anthology", MIT Press, 1999, pxl. ISBN 0262511177]At his gallery, "Seth Siegelaub Contemporary Art", operating between June 1964 and April 1966, Siegelaub encouraged visitors to lounge on couches and chairs to appreciate the show as an overall environment and hosted a four-day
happening featuring the artist Arni Hendin.Alexander Alberro, "Conceptual Art and the Politics of Publicity", MIT Press, 2003, pp10-11. ISBN 0262511843] He was an aggressive promoter and paid as much attention to press and publicity as to the content of exhibitions, showing that even unconventional art work could be sold.After the close of the gallery he acted, in
Joseph Kosuth 's words, as a "curator-at-large". He was the first exhibition organizer to specialize inconceptual art , holding group exhibitions that had no existence outside of the catalogue. [Joseph Kosuth, "Art After Philosophy", in Alexander Alberro and Blake Stimson, "Conceptual Art: A Critical Anthology", MIT Press, 1999, p.177 ISBN 0262511177]He organized several important group shows, including "The Xerox Book" in December 1968, and "January 5-31, 1969". The latter show contained no objects, no painters and no sculptures.
He is also the author of "The Artist's Reserved Rights Transfer and Sales Agreement", published in 1971.
Siegelaub was born in the
Bronx ,New York , grew up inNew York City , and currently resides inAmsterdam ,the Netherlands .References
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