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100 Boots Enter The Museum (11 W. 53 St., New York City)
100 Boots Enter The Museum (11 W. 53 St., New York City)
100 Boots Enter The Museum (11 W. 53 St., New York City)

100 Boots Enter The Museum (11 W. 53 St., New York City)

Artist (American, born 1935)
DateMay 15, 1973 10:50 A.M.
Mediumoffset lithograph postcard
DimensionsImage: 4 1/2 x 7 in. (11.4 x 17.8 cm)
Support: 4 1/2 × 7 in. (11.4 × 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Lucy R. Lippard, 1999
Object number1999.15.352.40ab
DescriptionPostcard depict 100 boots at various sites.
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Born in New York City in 1935, the artist moved to San Diego, California for a teaching position in the late 1960s. The edge of the Pacific Ocean is where Antin’s 100 Boots Marching began their trek across the United States, visiting various locations from the sea, countryside, towns, and cities. Fiftyone postcards sent to thousands of lucky recipients served as the narration of the boots’ march to New York and a visit to the Museum of Modern Art. Antin’s 100 Boots is an example of mail art, a Fluxus strategy for making and distributing artworks. Fluxus sought to liberate art from its conventions by denouncing the exclusiveness of high art. By utilizing common materials they strove to create art that engaged with everyday life. The creation of multiples and the use of methods of mass reproduction provided the artists with an alternative means of exhibition and distribution. While not considered a member of Fluxus, in the 1960s, Antin was creating conceptual artwork influenced by the Fluxus movement.

Storytelling and narrative structures are a key component of Antin’s practice as an artist.

 

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100 Boots In The Park (Central Park, New York City)
Eleanor Antin
May 16, 1973 2:40 P.M.
100 Boots On The Ferry (Upper Harbor, New York)
Eleanor Antin
May 16, 1973 11:20 A.M.
Eleanor Antin
1971-1973
100 Boots At The Bank (Solana Beach, California)
Eleanor Antin
February 9, 1971 10:00 A.M.
100 Boots Facing The Sea (Del Mar, California)
Eleanor Antin
February 9, 1971 2:00 P.M.
100 Boots In A Field (Route 101, California)
Eleanor Antin
February 9, 1971 3:30 P.M.
100 Boots On Vacation (Torrey Pines Park, California)
Eleanor Antin
February 9, 1971 4:30 P.M.
100 Boots In The Market (Solana Beach, California)
Eleanor Antin
May 17, 1971 9:30 A.M.
100 Boots Parking (Via de la Valle, California)
Eleanor Antin
May 17, 1971 11:00 A.M.
100 Boots Circling (Lomas Santa Fe, California)
Eleanor Antin
May 17, 1971 12:30 P.M.