People should go to the works and experience them. Because just having an idea or picture in mind is absolutely not the experience that's necessary. Even just landing in Albuquerque or Salt Lake City or Las Vegas was immediately part of the experience. And then you'd get in a car from the airport and take these very long trips - in Michael Heizer's case, it was three hours by car to get to his work. And then there's walking around and into the piece and seeing it from different angles. The kinetic experience of being a part of it physically was very important for me.
Art wasn't for selling. Actually, we once did have an offer on Double Negative. Things could be sold actually - everything could be for sale. But we … - Virginia Dwan
Art wasn't for selling. Actually, we once did have an offer on Double Negative. Things could be sold actually - everything could be for sale. But we …
- Virginia Dwan
Had opened a gallery I already had strong connections with New York, because I was taking work on consignment from New York dealers. So I already kne… - Virginia Dwan
Had opened a gallery I already had strong connections with New York, because I was taking work on consignment from New York dealers. So I already kne…
There's a definite connection in terms of objects at hand - dealing with objects or material at hand. Pop art was very much enamored with popular ima… - Virginia Dwan
There's a definite connection in terms of objects at hand - dealing with objects or material at hand. Pop art was very much enamored with popular ima…
The gallery closed its doors in 1971. I could no longer psychologically handle the needs of 12 artists. I cared about all of them, and what was happe… - Virginia Dwan
The gallery closed its doors in 1971. I could no longer psychologically handle the needs of 12 artists. I cared about all of them, and what was happe…
Quite honestly, even as a woman dealer, I really wasn't interested in masculinity or femininity as such. What was important to me was the value of th… - Virginia Dwan
Quite honestly, even as a woman dealer, I really wasn't interested in masculinity or femininity as such. What was important to me was the value of th…
I enjoyed cross-country road trips. And I found the work challenging because it was art that existed on the land rather than mere concepts in a galle… - Virginia Dwan
I enjoyed cross-country road trips. And I found the work challenging because it was art that existed on the land rather than mere concepts in a galle…
I remember very vividly. I was here in New York. Nancy Holt called me and - I feel unhappy thinking about it - she said that Bob Smithson had died. I… - Virginia Dwan
I remember very vividly. I was here in New York. Nancy Holt called me and - I feel unhappy thinking about it - she said that Bob Smithson had died. I…
I opened with Edward Kienholz's The Beanery, and that's such a controversial piece that I think that brought people right away. It was a room-size wo… - Virginia Dwan
I opened with Edward Kienholz's The Beanery, and that's such a controversial piece that I think that brought people right away. It was a room-size wo…
I didn't know Michael Heizer until I was preparing for my "Earthworks" show in 1968, and somebody called and told me to look at his work. Heizer had … - Virginia Dwan
I didn't know Michael Heizer until I was preparing for my "Earthworks" show in 1968, and somebody called and told me to look at his work. Heizer had …
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