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This stunningly illustrated book is the first critical guide to the two hundred most important modern and contemporary art sites around the world. Designed for the international art tourist as a key critical reference in an era where more and more art is found outside galleries or museums, "Destination Art "not only is packed with practical information for the traveler but also provides a highly accessible chronological survey of the world's most important large-scale and public works of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art. Encompassing massive land and environmental works, extensive sculpture parks, magnificent architectural follies, site-specific installations, even whole towns turned over to the display of art, this book chronicles a wealth of works that have achieved near-mythical status since they were created. Among the many influential and popular artists included are Henri Matisse, Antoni Gaud, Jean Tinguely, Constantin Brancusi, James Turrell, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, and Antony Gormley. The book includes full visitor information, with hours and admissions fees, directions, contact details and websites, and further reading. Fifty key art destinations are featured in substantial essays, with accounts of their histories, descriptions of their sites, and spectacular photography. With destinations from around the world and special emphasis on Europe and the United States, this volume signals the coming of age of site-specific art and will inspire visitors from around the globe and armchair enthusiasts alike.
"Copub: Thames & Hudson "
"Dempsey's prose is intelligent and serious; it is also inviting to the uninitiated. The book's engaging illustrations allow for absentminded leafing, and with its plethora of practical information, it may also serve as an inspiring locus for the reader's next journey."--Public Art Review
| Introduction: Art as Destination | p. 8 |
| Monuments for the Modern Age | p. 12 |
| Le Palais Ideal | p. 14 |
| Hauterives, France, Ferdinand Cheval, 1879-1912 | |
| Memorial to Heroic Sacrifice | p. 18 |
| London, England, G. F. Watts, 1899-1930 | |
| Park Guell | p. 22 |
| Barcelona, Spain, Antoni Gaudi, 1900-14 | |
| Watts Towers | p. 26 |
| Los Angeles, California, USA, Simon Rodia, 1921-54 | |
| Rietveld Schroderhuis | p. 30 |
| Utrecht, Netherlands, Gerrit Rietveld, 1924 | |
| Mount Rushmore | p. 34 |
| Keystone, South Dakota, USA, Gutzon Borglum, 1927-41 | |
| Brancusi Ensemble | p. 36 |
| Targu-Jiu, Romania, Constantin Brancusi, 1937-38 | |
| Kroller-Muller Museum | p. 38 |
| Otterlo, Netherlands, various artists, from 1938 | |
| Opus 40 | p. 44 |
| Saugerties, New York, USA, Harvey Fite, 1939-76 | |
| Site survey | p. 46 |
| Personal Visions & the Rise of Land Art | p. 50 |
| Chapelle du Rosaire | p. 52 |
| Vence, France, Henri Matisse, 1948-51 | |
| The Rock Garden | p. 56 |
| Chandigarh, India, Nek Chand, from 1958 | |
| Storm King Art Center | p. 60 |
| Mountaineville, New York, USA, various artists, from 1960 | |
| Las Pozas | p. 64 |
| Xilitla, Mexico, Edward James, 1962-84 | |
| Biennale of Spatial Forms | p. 66 |
| Elblag, Poland, Gerard Kwiatkowski and others, 1965-73 | |
| Little Sparta | p. 70 |
| Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1966-2006 | |
| Le Cyclop | p. 76 |
| Milly-la-Foret, France, Jean Tinguely and friends, 1969-89 | |
| Double Negative | p. 80 |
| Overton, Nevada, USA, Michael Heizer, 1969-70 | |
| Site survey | p. 82 |
| Monumental Art & the Environment | p. 88 |
| Spiral Jetty | p. 90 |
| Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA, Robert Smithson, 1970 | |
| Star Axis | p. 92 |
| Chupinas Mesa, New Mexico, USA, Charles Ross, from 1971 | |
| Broken Circle/Spiral Hill | p. 96 |
| Emmen, Netherlands, Robert Smithson, 1971 | |
| Sun Tunnels | p. 100 |
| Great Basin Desert, Utah, USA, Nancy Holt, 1973-76 | |
| Batcolumn | p. 104 |
| Chicago, Illinois, USA, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, 1977 | |
| The Lightning Field | p. 106 |
| Near Quemado, New Mexico, USA, Walter De Maria, 1977 | |
| Henry Moore Foundation | p. 110 |
| Perry Green, Much Hadham, England, Henry Moore, from 1977 | |
| Flevoland | p. 114 |
| Flevoland, Netherlands, various artists, 1977-97 | |
| The New York Earth Room and The Broken Kilometer | p. 122 |
| New York City, New York, USA, Walter De Maria, 1977 and 1979 | |
| Giardino dei Tarocchi | p. 126 |
| Pescia Fiorentina, Italy, Niki de Saint Phalle, 1978-98 | |
| The Chinati Foundation | p. 132 |
| Marfa, Texas, USA, Donald Judd and others, from 1979 | |
| Site survey | p. 138 |
| Destination Art Comes of Age | p. 142 |
| Stiftung Insel Hombroich: art parallel to nature 144 | |
| Neuss, Germany, various artists, from 1982 | |
| Goldwell Open Air Museum | p. 148 |
| Rhyolite, Nevada, USA, Albert Szukalski and others, from 1984 | |
| Europos Parkas | p. 152 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania, Gintaras Karosas and others, from 1991 | |
| The Strata Project | p. 156 |
| Pinsio, Finland, Agnes Denes and Nancy Holt, 1992-96 and 1998 | |
| Park in the Water | p. 160 |
| The Hague, Netherlands, Acconci Studio, 1993-97 | |
| Tranekaer International Centre for Art and Nature (TICKON) | p. 164 |
| Langeland, Denmark, Alfio Bonanno and others, from 1993 | |
| Szoborpark | p. 170 |
| Budapest, Hungary, various artists, 1993 | |
| Cass Sculpture Foundation | p. 174 |
| Goodwood, England, various artists, from 1994 | |
| Art & Architecture at Kielder | p. 180 |
| Kielder, England, various artists, from 1995 | |
| Celestial Vault/Panorama in the Dunes | p. 184 |
| The Hague, Netherlands, James Turrell, 1996 | |
| Museo Guggenheim Bilbao | p. 186 |
| Bilbao, Spain, Frank O. Gehry, 1997 | |
| Il Giardino di Daniel Spoerri | p. 190 |
| Seggiano, Italy, Daniel Spoerri and friends, from 1997 | |
| Untitled | p. 194 |
| Milan, Italy, Dan Flavin, 1997 | |
| Site survey | p. 198 |
| Into the Future | p. 212 |
| Larouche | p. 214 |
| Larouche, Quebec, Canada, Claude Simard, from 2000 | |
| Montenmedio Arte Contemporaneo | p. 218 |
| Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, various artists, from 2001 | |
| The Grotto | p. 222 |
| Hannover, Germany, Niki de Saint Phalle, 2001-03 | |
| Stepinac and Nyerere | p. 226 |
| Dakawa, Tanzania, Ivan Klapez, from 2002 | |
| Inside Australia | p. 228 |
| Lake Ballard, Australia, Antony Gormley, 2002-03 | |
| Dia:Beacon | p. 232 |
| Beacon, New York, USA, various artists, from 2003 | |
| Himmelhoj | p. 236 |
| Faelleden, Copenhagen, Denmark, Alfio Bonanno, 2004 | |
| Chichu Art Museum | p. 240 |
| Naoshima, Japan, Tadao Ando, Claude Monet, Walter De Maria and James Turrell, 2004 | |
| Malselv Varde | p. 244 |
| Olsborg, Troms, Norway, Alfio Bonanno, 2005 | |
| Site survey | p. 248 |
| Practical Information | p. 254 |
| Index of People | p. 264 |
| Index of Places | p. 266 |
| Index of Sites | p. 267 |
| List of Illustrations | p. 268 |
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ISBN: 9780520250253
ISBN-10: 0520250257
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 1st December 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Dimensions (cm): 25.4 x 23.5
x 3.1
Weight (kg): 1.542
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