kiji Rosalind Krauss’s “The Originality of the Avant-Garde”: A Machine for Deconstructing Modernist Myths
Rosalind Krauss's The Originality of the Avant-Garde is a critical machine for deconstructing modernist myths. This analysis breaks down its 4 core concepts: 1) How "originality" is a discursive and institutional effect; 2) The "index" (trace) theory, using Peirce to redefine photography and conceptual art; 3) The "Expanded Field" model for remapping sculpture; 4) The "Grid" as a self-mythology of modernism. A key text for understanding art, photography, and institutional critique.