Carl Andre / Hollis Framp­ton – 12 Dialogues 1962 – 1963

A rare and vital docu­ment of concep­tual and mini­mal­ist thought, 12 Dialogues 1962 – 1963 captures a series of written conver­sa­tions between sculp­tor Carl Andre and film­maker-photog­ra­pher Hollis Framp­ton at a forma­tive moment in postwar Amer­i­can art. First published by the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in collab­o­ra­tion with NYU, this first edition hard­back offers an unfil­tered view into the early intel­lec­tual rapport between two of the most rigor­ous minds of the 20th century.

In these exchanges — by turns philo­soph­i­cal, poetic, and exact­ing — Andre and Framp­ton reflect on the nature of language, percep­tion, and the struc­ture of meaning itself. Their dialogues remain essen­tial reading for schol­ars of concep­tu­al­ism, mini­mal­ism, and experimental film.

An indis­pens­able addi­tion to any serious art library, this publi­ca­tion bridges disci­plines and chal­lenges conven­tions — just as its authors intended.