Ian Burn has been one of Australias most important artists since the mid-1960s. He was involved in the development of the Conceptual Art movement and in the activities of the Art Language group; working first in London and then New York between 1965 and 1977. His work is found in art museums and collections in the United States; Europe and Australia.Writing has always been central to his practice as an artist. From the early-1970s; much of his writing has evolved as a trenchant commentary on the institutions of art; including art history. His studies in Australian art present interpretations which both compete with orthodox accounts and critically engage the problems of art historical practise. Often; Burns arguments are focused through analysis of particular works of art; with the social and cultural dimensions of picture-making revealed in an accessible and incisive way. His writing on avant-garde practices draws directly on his own experience and allows the reader to glimpse the conceptual dialogue between art and language.Dialogue brings together essays written between 1968 and 1990; some of them previously unavailable in Australia. These can be read as a partial but coherent account of the past 100 years of Australian art. However; reading in the order of their original production gives insight into the emerging politicisation of art during the 1970s; a way of thinking which continues to be influential in Australian art and culture.Illustrated; and with an introduction by Geoffrey Batchen; Dialogue offers readers a critical view of the history of Australian art and the concerns of recent art.
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