Original exhibition catalog from 1993-1994 of Dan Graham: Public/ Private shown at the Goldie Paley Gallery at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. Curated by Leah Durner. With contributions by Elsa Longhauser, Dan Graham, Mark Francis, and Christina Ritchie; and many illustrations of his pieces.

Dan Graham: Public/Private was a historical survey that included Graham’s full-scale glass and mirror pavilions/installations, videotapes, photographs, and architectural models. Throughout his thirty-year career, the artist was a key figure in the development of conceptual art. This exhibition enabled viewers to examine the richness of his work while analyzing the complex social, economic, and artistic issues that inform it.

Graham used film, video, performance, and architectural models, as well as glass and mirror structures to engage the viewer in recognizing the physical, psychological, and social interactions that occur within the public and private spheres. By incorporating the spectator’s image in the reflective surfaces of his glass and mirror pavilions, he used transparency and reflection as metaphors for the intersection of communal and personal spheres. The works selected for Dan Graham: Public/Private underscore the artist’s continuing fascination with the interior and exterior space and the adjustments that we as viewers make when anticipated boundaries are removed.

Moore College of Art & Design, 1993

8.5” x 11”, soft cover

50 pages

condition: excellent, unused (from Elsa Longhauser’s personal collection)