Photographic is a biography unlike any of its predecessors

An introduction by Collins sets the sculptures in their cultural and art historical context

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and a transcription of a colloquium on the photographer's life and work

Notes toward a Conditional Art Pubs Excluded Photographic is a biography unlikeRobert Irwin Introduced and edited by Matthew Simms Robert Irwin began his career in the 1950s as an abstract painter. As a pioneer of the Light and Space movement in Los Angeles in the 1970s and early 80s, Irwin focused on exploring aesthetic perception as the fundamental feature of art, culminating in what he terms conditional art or site conditioned work. In addition to being a prolific artist, Irwin has been an active writer throughout his career.