Section 3: Hot/Cold Book
Alternate title: Hot Warm Cool Cold

Section 3: Hot/Cold Book
Alternate title: Hot Warm Cool Cold

Conceptual art; Art & Language (Group); Linguistic analysis; Physical properties; Binary oppositions; Temperature; Hierarchies; Classification systems; Taxonomies; Language philosophy; Analytical art

A small booklet presenting a systematic exploration of oppositional and related physical properties, specifically examining temperature-related terms and their hierarchical relationships. Created by founding members of the Art & Language collective, this work exemplifies the group's analytical approach to art-making through language and classification systems. The booklet organizes terms describing thermal properties (hot, warm, cool, cold) and investigates the conceptual hierarchies and relationships between similar and opposite physical states. This piece reflects Art & Language's broader project of challenging traditional art forms by prioritizing linguistic and theoretical inquiry over visual representation, treating the examination of language itself as artistic practice.

Atkinson, Terry, 1939-2024 (Author); Baldwin, Michael, 1945- (Author)

Part of Aspen Magazine No. 8: The Fluxus Issue; Related to Art & Language journal and Art & Language Press publications

Roaring Fork Pres (New York, N.Y.)

Fall-Winter 1970-1971

Graham, Dan, 1942-2022 (Editor); Maciunas, George, 1931-1978 (Designer); Johnson, Phyllis, 1926-2001 (Publisher)

Is part of Aspen Magazine No. 8 (Fall-Winter 1970-1971); Created by Art & Language collective members; Related to Art-Language journal (first published 1969); Reflects conceptual art discourse of early 1970s

Small booklet; 24 pages; Printed text organizing terms and classifications

English

Booklet; Artist's book; Conceptual art work; Text-based artwork; Analytical document

Temporal: 1965-1971 Spatial: New York, N.Y. Aspen, CO.