Dematerialization proved to be a useful myth: useful in that the term was convenient shorthand for the decline of the conventional art
object (a painting or sculpture
handmade by the artist - author); a myth in that so much advanced work of the period yielded a
decidedly material proliferation of paperwork — handwritten or typed texts, contracts of ownership and certificates of authenticity, photographic documentation, inventories, and working drawings.
Dematerialization proved to be a useful myth: useful in that the term was convenient shorthand for the decline of the conventional art
object (a painting or sculpture
handmade by the artist - author); a myth in that so much advanced work of the period yielded a
decidedly material proliferation of paperwork — handwritten or typed texts, contracts of ownership and certificates of authenticity, photographic