Chicago Humanities Festival -- Art by Telephone and Other Adventures in Conceptualism November 5, 2011

In 1969, the brand-new Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago mounted a landmark exhibition—Art by Telephone—that took its title literally. Artists phoned in their works of art, which were then created on-site to their specifications. IAIN BAXTER& was one of the participating artists then, and he returns to Chicago this fall for his retrospective at the MCA. In a conversation with art historian Hannah Feldman, BAXTER& recalls not only Art by Telephone but also additional milestones in conceptualism.

Artist and educator IAIN BAXTER&, a native of Middlesbrough, England, has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at institutions throughout the world. A practicing artist since 1956, BAXTER& is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts (2004) and he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada (2003).