December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 39m
English
Artists have often made temporary or occasional pieces, but some contemporary artists have focused on works designed to change, decay, or collapse altogether in relatively short periods of time.
• Natural decay. Dieter Roth (1930–1998) made a number of biodegradable sculptures using foodstuffs.
• Time limit required by location. Christo (1935–) and his wife, Jeanne-Claude (1935–), made many site-specific works that were announced to run for a limited period.
• Obliteration by natural environment. Richard Long (1945–) has made many pieces out of local materials, piles of stones, and shapes drawn into the earth that will have a relatively short life before being subsumed by the environment.
• Self-destruction. Jean ...