R. W. D. Oxenaar (1925–2005)

Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held August 13 - September 29, 1972. Forward by R. [Rudi] Oxenaar. Essay by Carter Ratcliff. Includes booklet with forward, exhibition essay, and list of works in the exhibition, and 13 additional booklets - one for each artist - with biographical information and artist's statement containing loose, black-and-white, offset-printed copies of the drawings in the exhibition. Artists include Carl Andre, Christo, Walter De Maria, Mark Di Suvero, Dan Flavin, Michael Heizer, Don Judd, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Richard Serra, and Robert Smithson. All booklets and drawings enclosed within a printed, clear vinyl folder. Text in English and Dutch.

Diagrams & Drawings aims to give an impression of ‘the latest developments in the field of the sculptor’s drawing, a speciality of the museum’. While Hammacher introduced the concept of the ‘sculptor’s drawing’ in 1959, Oxenaar now poses the question: ‘Are these still drawings and were they made by sculptors?’ Dan Flavin uses an alternative term, which is ultimately used for the title of the exhibition.

American sculptors
The museum presents drawings by 13 American artists: A considerable number of the drawings come from the Visser collection. The collectors Martin and Mia Visser were early advocates of these American artists in the 1960s, when they were introduced in Europe.… (more)