Philipp Kaiser
Miwon Kwon
Prestel Publishing, New York, 2012, English
Nonfiction, Landscape Design
9.75 x 9.75 inches, hardcover, 264 pages, 466 illustrations
ISBN: 9783791351940
Suggested Retail Price: $60.00

From the Publisher. A companion volume to the first large-scale exhibition on Land art, this engrossing book traces the emergence of artistic impulses to use the earth as a medium and to locate works in remote sites, far from familiar art contexts. Ends of the Earth challenges many myths about Land Art—that it was primarily a North American phenomenon, that it was foremost a sculptural practice, and that it exceeded the confines of the art system. Essays by leading young scholars will offer new insights into Land Art’s emergence, including its intrinsic connection to media, the attraction of wastelands, and the problems inherent in a historical evaluation of site-specific or ephemeral art. The book also includes a series of reflections from the major curators, critics, and dealers involved with Land Art in the 1960s and 1970s.

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