Screen LibraryArt & place : site-specific art of the Americas /
"Art & Place celebrates the most spectacular, uplifting and outstanding examples of site-specific art in the Americas. Whether created for indoor spaces, or urban, desert or mountainous settings, art made for a specific place is some of the most adventurous, bold and exciting art that you c...
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Phaidon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Art & Place celebrates the most spectacular, uplifting and outstanding examples of site-specific art in the Americas. Whether created for indoor spaces, or urban, desert or mountainous settings, art made for a specific place is some of the most adventurous, bold and exciting art that you can ever experience. Over 500 artworks from all periods, arranged geographically across fifteen countries that span the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, have been specially selected by a panel of experts. Every work examined in this extraordinary book remains permanently in situ, creatively integrated with its specific environment. An enormous variety of schools and styles can be compared, as well as a wealth of different techniques and media, from cave paintings and contemporary sculpture to murals, stained glass, reliefs and land art. Art & Place features works by internationally recognized artists -- Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson, Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate, murals by John Singer Sargent for Boston's Public Library, and Diego Rivera's epic History of Mexico mural in Mexico City among many others -- as well the art of ancient cultures, such as the Nasca lines in Peru or rock art in California. Some works are instantly recognizable while others are less familiar, but each one creates a sense of place and provides an individual reflection of art and culture in the Americas."--Publisher's description. |
| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Carrier Form: | 373 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780714865515 0714865516 |
| Index Number: | N6501 |
| CLC: | J171.21 |
| Call Number: | J171.21/A784-1 |
| Contents: | Canada : SG̲ang Gwaay Linagaay, Gwaii Haanas National Park, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC ; King City, ON ; Simcoe Park, Toronto, ON ; Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto, ON ; Bay Adelaide Centre, Toronto, ON ; Yonge Square, Toronto, ON ; Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, QC ; Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreál, QC -- USA : Johnson Pit no. 20, King County, WA ; Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks, Kent, WA ; Oliver Ranch, Geyserville, CA ; Presidio Park, San Francisco, CA ; Lincoln Park, San Francisco, CA ; de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA ; Lillian Coit Memorial Tower, San Francisco, CA ; Pacific View Mall, Ventura, CA ; Citigroup Center, Los Angeles, CA ; Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA ; Watts Towers, Los Angeles, CA ; 340 Main Street, Venice, CA ; Joshua Tree Outdoor Museum, Joshua Tree, CA ; Coso Mountain Range, Eastern CA ; Chumash Painted Cave State HIstorical Park, Santa Barbara, CA ; Great Basin Desert, UT ; Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, UT ; Newspaper Rock State Park, San Juan, UT ; Canyonlands National Park, Moab, UT ; Mormon Mesa, Overton, NV ; Dinwoody Canyon, Fremont, WY ; Roden Crater, Painted Desert, Flagstaff, AZ ; Canyon de Chelly, AZ ; Aspen Meadows, Aspen, CO ; The lightning field, Catron County, NM ; Chupinas Mesa, Sangra de Cristo Mountains, Anton Chico, NM ; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM ; Dallas City Hall, Dallas, TX ; Goat Mountains, Amarillo, TX ; Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX ; Judd Foundation, Marfa, TX ; Rothko Chapel, Houston, TX ; Richmond Hall, Houston, TX ; Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis, MN ; Iowa State University, Ames, IA ; Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO ; Richard Daley Center Plaza, Chicago, IL ; Chase Tower Plaza, Chicago, IL ; Federal Plaza, Chicago, IL ; Millennium Park, Chicago, IL ; Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, Governors State University, University Park, IL ; Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI ; Hart Plaza, Detroit, MI ; Brush Creek Valley, Adams Country, OH ; Vietnam Veterans Memoria |