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Land Artist Nancy Holt’s Papers Acquired by Smithsonian Archives

by Cassie Packard July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

Also included are plans for two site-specific projects that were never fully realized: “Sky Mound” (1984–) and “Solar Web” (1984–89).

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A Public Vulva Sculpture in Brazil Protests Violence Against Women

by Valentina Di Liscia January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Juliana Notari’s “Diva,” a massive, concrete and resin sculpture built on a hillside in Pernambuco, has prompted outrage from conservative groups.

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An Italian Land Artist Carved Joe Biden’s Face Into a Field of Wheat

by Hakim Bishara July 23, 2020November 5, 2020

Dario Gambarin created a portrait of the Democratic presidential candidate in a field near Verona with “Jump & Fly, Biden 2020.” But why?

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A Transportive Film Series Spotlights Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson

by Dessane Lopez Cassell May 6, 2020May 4, 2020

The films created by the legendary artists move beyond pure documentation, adding layers of context and revealing insights into their respective practices.

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Robert Smithson’s Experiments in Entropy

by Amie Tullius April 21, 2020April 20, 2020

Revisiting Smithson’s earthworks “Spiral Jetty” and “Partially Buried Woodshed,” which have dramatically changed 50 years later.

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The Land Art at Desert X Confronts Borders and Politics on Indigenous Territory

by Shirine Saad February 11, 2019February 14, 2019

The second edition of Desert X is a manifesto for poetical activism, tangled between nature and urban development.

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The Origins of Manhattan’s Tiny Plot of Precolonial Terrain

by Allison Meier November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

Alden Projects on the Lower East Side is marking 50 years since Alan Sonfist proposed reclaiming land in New York City for memorials to lost nature.

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The Contemporary Geoglyphs of a Globe-Spanning Art Project

by Allison Meier September 30, 2016

Since 1999, Australian artist Andrew Rogers has traveled the seven continents creating modern geoglyphs with local populations, representing symbols significant to the area’s culture with indigenous stone.

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The Fight to Save a Land Art Masterpiece in the Heart of Mexico City

by Claire Voon June 13, 2016June 15, 2016

Situated within one of Mexico City’s remaining areas of untouched land, Espacio Escultórico is considered by many as one of Latin America’s most significant works of land art.

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A Land Art Memorial 30 Years in the Making Opens in Italy

by Laura C. Mallonee October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

After three decades of construction, Alberto Burri’s monumental land art installation “Grande Cretto” has finally opened to the public, The Art Newspaper reports.

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Holy Crop! A van Gogh Painting Recreated in a Field

by Claire Voon October 7, 2015October 14, 2015

One of Vincent van Gogh’s olive tree paintings has literally sprung to life, reproduced as a large, growing field in Minnesota.

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A Documentary Mines the Stories of Three Pioneers of Land Art

by Kemy Lin September 28, 2015September 30, 2015

In his new documentary, Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art, filmmaker and art historian James Crump digs beneath the surface to explore the personal lives, artworks, and historical treatment of three land artists: Michael Heizer, Walter De Maria, and Robert Smithson.

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