Widely recognized as one of the West Coast's most important and critically acclaimed practitioners of conceptual and installation art, David Ireland (born 1930) has taken the concept of art itself as one of his subjects. A self-described "post-discipline" artist,guided by Zen thought and postmodern aesthetics,Ireland moves fluidly from making small drawings to creating sculptures as large as houses. Freely incorporating into his.art anything within his conceptual or physical reach--dirt, concrete, wire,and other everyday materials--he makes work that is often puzzling and witty, and consistently challenges traditional definitions of art.