Artwork
Mirror Piece (Art & Language)
Mirror Piece (Art & Language) is an unspecified painting by the Conceptual Art artist Art & Language. It dates from 1965 and is held in the collection of the Philippe Méaille Collection.
About this work
Overview
Mirror Piece (1965) is a conceptual art installation by Michael Baldwin of the Art & Language collective, consisting of a wall-mounted mirror.
Subject & Meaning
The work explores perception and spatial awareness by reflecting its surroundings, specifically capturing the floor and opposite wall, creating a self-referential dialogue about the space it occupies.
Technique & Style
Characterized by simplicity and minimalism, the installation features a rectangular mirror with a light-colored frame, angled in a corner, emphasizing the everyday and the literal.
History & Provenance
Created in 1965 by Michael Baldwin as part of the Art & Language collective, a key group in the development of British conceptual art.
Context
Reflects the conceptual art movement's focus on idea over form, sharing thematic similarities with other artists experimenting with mirrors as reflective, spatial devices.
Artist & collection
Artist
Art & Language made work that turns simple mirrors into art objects. In 1965 they installed Mirror Piece—just mirrors on the wall—turning gallery space itself into the subject. This piece sits inside the early-1960s…
