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Troublemakers

The Story of Land Art

DVD - 2015

When a group of renegade artists sought to transcend the limitations of painting and sculpture in the late 1960s and early 1970s, land art was born through their monumental earthworks in the desolate desert landscape of the American southwest. When a group of renegade artists sought to transcend the limitations of painting and sculpture in the late 1960s and early 1970s, land art was born through their monumental earthworks in the desolate desert landscape of the American southwest. Show less

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Wall

At Storm King

by Goldsworthy, Andy

Book - 2000

British artist Andy Goldsworthy, known for creating art outdoors and from natural materials, built a 2,278-foot stone wall at Storm King Art Center, a scu...Show more British artist Andy Goldsworthy, known for creating art outdoors and from natural materials, built a 2,278-foot stone wall at Storm King Art Center, a sculpture park on the Hudson River in Mountainville, New York. This sensitive and detailed response to the land - former farmland in an area rich in stone walls - is one of his most impressive and important sculptures. Show less

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Art and Survival : Patricia Johanson's Environmental Projects

by Kelley, Caffyn

Book - 2006

Patricia Johanson is an American artist known for her large-scale art projects that create aesthetic and practical habitats for humans and wildlife Patricia Johanson is an American artist known for her large-scale art projects that create aesthetic and practical habitats for humans and wildlife Show less

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Robert Smithson

Spiral Jetty : True Fictions, False Realities

Book - 2005

"One of the old themes of American art that got a new lease on life in the later 1960s and 1970s was the apprehension of nature's sublimity. It reapp...Show more "One of the old themes of American art that got a new lease on life in the later 1960s and 1970s was the apprehension of nature's sublimity. It reappeared, in a secular form, in the Earth Art movement.... The best-known work of earth art...was created by Robert Smithson [whose] great success was a work which virtually no one in the art world ever saw except in the art magazines."--Robert Hughes, author of American Vision Show less

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Extraordinary Ideas - Realized

Book - 2018

In his large installations the artist floods accessible spaces with light, which spills out in soft seas of color or intensely glowing, luminous fogs, tak...Show more In his large installations the artist floods accessible spaces with light, which spills out in soft seas of color or intensely glowing, luminous fogs, taking viewers to the limits of their perception. This book provides a comprehensive view of Turrell's oeuvre and unites works of art from various phases of his career from the 1960s onward. Show less

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Earthworks

Art and the Landscape of the Sixties

by Boettger, Suzaan

Book - 2002

A comprehensive history of the Earthworks movement provides an in-depth analysis of the forms that initiated Land Art, profiling top contributors and achi...Show more A comprehensive history of the Earthworks movement provides an in-depth analysis of the forms that initiated Land Art, profiling top contributors and achievements within a context of the social and political climate of the 1960s, and noting the form's relationship to ecological movements. Show less

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Cave Digger

Downloadable Video - 2015

Ra Paulette digs cathedral-like, 'eighth wonder of the world' art caves into the sandstone cliffs of Northern New Mexico. Each creation takes him years to...Show more Ra Paulette digs cathedral-like, 'eighth wonder of the world' art caves into the sandstone cliffs of Northern New Mexico. Each creation takes him years to complete, and each is a masterwork. But patrons who have commissioned caves have cut off nearly all of his projects due to artistic differences. Fed up, Ra has chosen to forego all commissions to create his own Magnum Opus, a massive 10-year project. Show less

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The Ethics of Earth Art

by Boetzkes, Amanda

Book - 2010

Since its inception in the 1960s, the earth art movement has sought to make visible the elusive presence of nature. Though most often associated with monu...Show more Since its inception in the 1960s, the earth art movement has sought to make visible the elusive presence of nature. Though most often associated with monumental land-based sculptures, earth art encompasses a wide range of media, from sculpture, body art performances, and installations to photographic interventions, public protest art, and community projects. Show less

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Nancy Holt : Sightlines

by Williams, Alena

Book - 2010

Holt’s wide-ranging body of work since the late 1960s includes Land art, particularly the monumental Sun Tunnels (1973-1976), major works of sculpture, installations, film, and video. Holt’s wide-ranging body of work since the late 1960s includes Land art, particularly the monumental Sun Tunnels (1973-1976), major works of sculpture, installations, film, and video. Show less

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Earthworks and Beyond

Contemporary Art in the Landscape

by Beardsley, John

Book - 2006

This invaluable volume now includes the most recent efforts by artists often in collaboration with architects and city planners to transform ravaged landscapes and desolate cityscapes into pleasure-giving parks and artworks. This invaluable volume now includes the most recent efforts by artists often in collaboration with architects and city planners to transform ravaged landscapes and desolate cityscapes into pleasure-giving parks and artworks. Show less

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Rivers and Tides

Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time

DVD - 2004

Follows Andy Goldsworthy's bohemian free spirit all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. From his long-winding rock ...Show more Follows Andy Goldsworthy's bohemian free spirit all over the world as he demonstrates and opens up about his creative process. From his long-winding rock walls and icicle sculptures to his interlocking leaf chains and multi-colored pools of flowers. Goldsworthy's painstakingly intricate masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in Mother Nature - who threatens and often succeeds in destroying his art, sometime before it is even finished. Show less

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Unspoken Spaces

by Ólafur Elíasson

Book - 2016

The works investigate the nature of space itself, in particular considering how space is actively conceived of by viewers as they move through and perceive the artwork. The works investigate the nature of space itself, in particular considering how space is actively conceived of by viewers as they move through and perceive the artwork. Show less

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Christo

by Vaizey, Marina

Book - 1990

Examines the Bulgarian-born artist's major works, such as Surrounded Islands, Running Fences, and the Pont Neuf Wrapped, which are categorized as both sculptures and performance art. Examines the Bulgarian-born artist's major works, such as Surrounded Islands, Running Fences, and the Pont Neuf Wrapped, which are categorized as both sculptures and performance art. Show less

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