The city and its maps. Cartographic representations of Amsterdam in conceptual art

  • Esmeralda Gómez Galera Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Keywords: Cartography,, representation, city, conceptual art, Amsterdam

Abstract

This paper reflects on maps both as an instrument for the representation of territory and as a poetic instrument which is appropriable by artistic practices. To do so it analyzes the work of three conceptual artists who developed part of their production in Amsterdam during the sixties and seventies. In this context, Sol LeWitt, Stanley Brouwn and Jan Dibbets, gathered around the Art & Project gallery, developed fragmentary and experiential representations of the city through the use of maps.

Author Biography

Esmeralda Gómez Galera, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Master of research in artistic and visual practices

Artist and researcher in Fine Arts

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How to Cite
Gómez Galera, E. (2018). The city and its maps. Cartographic representations of Amsterdam in conceptual art. La Tercera Orilla, (20), 17–26. https://doi.org/10.29375/21457190.3271

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Published
2018-07-30
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