Archives of American Art

Interview with Gary Falk

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.rifkned
Creators:
Rifkin, Ned
Falk, Gary M., 1954-1986
Dates:
1984, Dec. 5
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Sound cassette
Sound recording: (60 min.)
analog
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview with Gary Falk conducted 1984 Dec. 5 by Ned Rifkin, in New York. Conducted in preparation for Rifkin's exhibition "Signs", held at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in 1985. Falk talks about his current work; his use of computer generated images; his arrangement of images; his use of patterns on grid systems; the multiple meaning of images and "symbolic structure"; working with enamel and acrylic on alumnium and other media; Robert Longo's work on steel panels; and Falk's one-month residency at the Edward Albee Foundation in Montauk. Rifkin discusses the exhibition in New York and at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and a potential publication.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ned Rifkin (1949-) is a gallery director from Houston, Tex.
Gary Falk (1954-1986) was a painter from New York, N.Y.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated 2001 by Ned Rifkin via Lillian Falk, Gary Falk's mother.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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