Laurie Anderson, Trisha Brown and Gordon Matta-Clark: Pioneers of the Downtown scene, New York 1970s

By 2011-03-29T10:42:00

Trisha Brown’s Roof Piece, 1973. Dancers signal to each other across buildings in a work that cannot be disconnected from the time and place where it was created.

New York’s 1970s artists used the city to explore ideas of place and connection

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