Artist
Ian Wilson
1940–2020 · South African-American
Ian Wilson progressively reduced his practice from sculpture to spoken discussion, ultimately making conversation itself the artwork. From the late 1960s onward he refused documentation whenever possible.
Discussion; conceptual art
Major Works
- 1968 onwardDiscussion →
- 1968Circle on the Floor →
- 1969Oral Communication →
- 1970sThe Known and Unknown →
- 1970sThere Was a Discussion →
- 1980sTime Discussions →
- 1990sAbsolute Knowledge Discussions →
- 1990sThe Pure Awareness of the Absolute →
- 1968–2020Discussion Works →
- 1970s onwardConceptual Conversations →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo