Unconcealment Lynda Morris | 11

Introduction | 33

Parti Support structure | 45

Chapter 1 The beginnings of the network of Conceptual artists: 1967 and earlier | 53

1.1 Seeds of the Network: 1967 | 53 Paul Maenz's inaugural exhibitions in Germany • The First Cologne Kunstmarkt • Konrad Fischer, Diisseldorf • Carl Andre • Hanne Darboven • America-West Germany connections • Sol LeWitt • Fischer's leading role • Heiner Friedrich, Munich • Arte Povera in Italy 1.2 Conclusion | 67 Technical improvements and social unrest

Chapter 2 The growth of the network and temporary exhibitions: 1968-69 | 69

2.1 1968 I 69 Minimal art in Europe • Seth Siegelaub and Lucy R. Lippard • Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin • May 1968: France and Italy • 1968 Venice Biennale • Documenta 4 • Wide White Space, Antwerp • Bruce Nauman • Jan Dibbets • Richard Long • Art & Project, Amsterdam • Prospect 68 • 1968 Cologne Kunstmarkt • Arte povera e Azionepovere • Carl Andre, Stadtisches Museum, Monchengladbach • Robert Ryman • American Conceptual artists in America • Xerox Book 2.2 1969 I 86 The Rhineland area • Daniel Buren • European Conceptual artists in America • One Month • Walther Konig's bookshop, Cologne • Op Losse Schroeven and When Attitudes Become Form • Travelling shows • Lawrence Weiner • Yvon Lambert, Paris • Frangoise Lambert, Milan • A 379089, Antwerp • July-August-September ig6g and 557,08/ • Prospect 69 and the Cologne Kunstmarkt • Growth of Euro- pean art fairs • Konzeptioni'Conception • Joseph Kosuth • Dealers networking • Arte Povera, Conceptual, Actual or Impossible Art? • Art & Language's teaching • Conceptual art teaching courses 2.3 Conclusion | 103 Conceptual art meeting places Chapter 3 The international network and major exhibitions: 1970-72 and later | 105

3.1 1970 I 105 Germany: Fischer and Friedrich; The Netherlands: Art & Project • Douglas Huebler • Italy: Gian Enzo Sperone and Francoise Lambert • Mario Merz • Belgium: Wide White Space and MTL • France: Yvon Lambert and Ileana Sonnabend • 18 Paris iv./o • Conceptual Art and Conceptual Aspects • Gilberts George • 1970 Venice Biennale • Idea Structures • Conceptual Art, Arte Povera, Land Art • Information • Studio International: July-August 1970 • Richard Long, Monchengladbach • Sol LeWitt, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague • Strategy: Get Arts • Avalanche • 1970 Cologne and Basel art fairs • Kunstkompass • Heiner Friedrich, Cologne • Nigel Greenwood Inc. Ltd., London • Paul Maenz, Cologne • Conceptualism in art magazines 3.2 1971 I 120 Fischer, Sperone and Panza • Daniel Buren, Monchengladbach • 6th Guggen- heim International Exhibition and the New York art scene • The Artists' Reserved Rights Transfer and Sale Agreement • Lisson Gallery, London • Dealers networking • Art & Language • Sonsbeek 71 • New York, 420 West Broadway and John Weber • In Another Moment and At the Moment • Data • 1971 Cologne Kunstmarkt and IKI • Prospect 71 • Hanne Darboven, Kunstverein, Miinster • Marcel Broodthaers, Monchengladbach • Actualite d'un Bilan • Gilbert & George, travelling museum show -Jan Dibbets, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven • Richard Long, MOMA, Oxford • Jack Wendler, London •ArtAktuell 3.3 1972 I 133 MTL, Brussels • London: Jack Wendler, Lisson Gallery and Nigel Greenwood • 'Konzept'-Kunst • Books on Conceptual art • Marcel Broodthaers • Sol LeWitt and Douglas Huebler, Oxford • DeEuropa • 1972 Venice Biennale • Documenta 5 • The New Art • The Book as Artwork 1360-1372 • Cologne and Dusseldorf Kunst- markts • Jan Dibbets, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam • Douglas Huebler, Miinster • Paris art world • Gian Enzo Sperone & Konrad Fischer, Rome 3.4 From 1973 onwards | 145 Belgian art world • Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels -Deurle 11/7/73 ' Italian art world • Contemporanea • Swiss art world • Rolf Preisig • French art world • 16Place Vendome • Michel and Liliane Durand-Dessert • German art world • Cologne art fair and IKI • Prospect 73 • Projekt '74 • Prospect/Retrospect • SkulpturAusstellung in Miinster and Documenta 6 • British art world • Record as Artwork and Strata • Conceptual artists' museum shows • The Museum of Modern Art, Oxford • Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven • European dealers in America • Art magazines, Books and PhDs • Closing of primary dealer galleries 3.5 Conclusion | 166 Part ii Dealing structure | 169

Chapter 4 Purchases of Conceptual art by private collectors | 175

4.1 West Germany | 175 Peter Ludwig • Karl Stroher • Reiner Speck • Wolfgang Hahn • Jost Herbig, Wolfgang Hock and other collectors 4.2 Belgium | 180 Roger Matthys • Hubert Peeters • Andre Goeminne • Sylvain Perlstein • Isi Fiszman • Herman Daled • Annick and Anton Herbert 4.3 The Netherlands | 188 Frits and Agnes Becht • Herman and Henriette van Eelen • Martin and Mia Visser • The Visser Collection at the Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo 4.4 Great Britain, France, Switzerland, Italy | 193 Great Britain • Peter Palumbo and Max Gordon • Ted and Alan Power • France • Switzerland • Urs Raussmiiller • Italy • Egidio Marzona and Angelo Baldassare • Giuseppe Panza • The Panza Collection at the Guggenheim Museum, New York 4.5 Conclusion | 201

Chapter 5 Purchases of Conceptual art by European museums | 203

5.1 Germany | 203 Stadtisches Museum, Monchengladbach • Museum Ludwig, Cologne 5.2 Switzerland | 210 Kunstmuseum, Basel • Kunstmuseum, Lucerne 5.3 The Netherlands | 215 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam • The Stedelijk's Conceptual art acquisition budget • Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven 5.4 Great Britain | 227 Tate Gallery, London • The Tate's Conceptual art exhibition programme • The Tate's Conceptual art acquisition budget 5.5 Conclusion | 254 Public Conceptual art collections • Museum budgets and prices for Conceptual art

Part 11 Conclusion | 257

Conclusion I 261 Appendices

Appendix l Databases

1.1 Exhibitions in dealer galleries, 1967-77 | 294 1.2 Exhibitions in temporary exhibition spaces and in museums, 1967-77 | 298 1.3 Exhibitions of Conceptual artists in dealer galleries and public institutions, 1967-77 I 300 1.4 The Visser Collection at the Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo | 314 1.5 The Panza Collection at the Guggenheim Museum, New York | 318 1.6 Purchases of Conceptual art by European museums, 1967-80 | 320 1.7 Prices of Conceptual art purchased by European museums, 1967-80: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and Tate Gallery, London | 332

Appendix 2 Documents

2.1 Prospect 68 | 342 2.2 Prospect 69 I 344 2.3 Kunstkompass, 1970-77 | 346

Appendix 3 Chronological lists of exhibitions in European Conceptual art dealer galleries, 1967-77

3.1 Art & Project (Amsterdam) | 364 3.2 Nigel Greenwood Inc. Ltd. (London) | 367 3.3 Francoise Lambert (Milan) | 368 3.4 Yvon Lambert (Paris) | 370 3.5 Lisson Gallery (London) | 372 3.6 MTL (Brussels); Art&Project/MTL (Antwerp) | 374 3.7 Rolf Preisig (Basel) | 376 3.8 Ileana Sonnabend (Paris) | 377 3.9 JackWendler (London) | 378 3.10 Konrad Fischer (Diisseldorf) | 379 3.11 Heiner Friedrich (Munich); Heiner Friedrich (Cologne) | 382 3.12 Paul Maenz (Cologne); Paul Maenz (Brussels) | 385 3.13 Gian Enzo Sperone (Turin); Sperone & Fischer (Rome, 1972-74); Gian Enzo Sperone (Rome, 1975-77) | 387 3.14 Wide White Space (Antwerp); Wide White Space (Le Bailli, Brussels) | 391 Appendix 4 Conversations

References | 490 Index I 500 Acknowledgements | 510

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