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2GN2S ...
Artist's mysterious 'City' in the Nevada desert to open after 50 years
City," a vast complex of outdoor structures and landmasses the land artist Michael Heizer began constructing in the desert of Nevada in 1970, will finally begin welcoming public visitors next month. The site's opening on September 2, more than 50 years after work at the site began, marks the fulfillment of Heizer's most ambitious and career-defining project.
"City"
has been described as quite possibly the largest contemporary artwork
on the planet, stretching more than a mile and a half long and half a
mile wide, evoking the scale of ancient sites like Native American
mounds, Mesoamerican metropolises and Egyptian devotional complexes. It
is situated in the remote Basin and Range National Monument in central
eastern Nevada, within the ancestral lands of the Nuwu (Southern
Paiute) and Newe (Western Shoshoni), around 160 miles north of Las
Vegas.
For
the first year of public accessibility, only a limited number of
visitors will be admitted, with mandatory advanced registration.
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| "City" described as possibly the largest work of contemporary art in the world. |
Initially funded by Heizer himself, construction of "City" eventually received the support of many influential collectors, institutions and dealers via the formation in 1998 of the Triple Aught Foundation, which will manage and preserve the site for years to come. The foundation has established an endowment for City with almost $30 million in initial funding.
The path to building "City" has never been a simple one, involving the
shaping of enormous mounds of dirt, moving of rocks and construction of
enormous concrete structures. That process has at times been further
complicated by external factors. In 2014 and 2015, amid fears that Basin
and Range might be shrunk, potentially allowing for disruptive
development near the "City" site, a coalition of museum leaders and the late Nevada senator Harry Reid fought for the area's protection through a public petition and legislation introduced to Congress. Perhaps in response to such threats, Heizer envisions "City" as a
project that will endure well beyond the lifespans of even the most
treasured and tough contemporary art.
Howdy from Henderson, NV!
Val left for the OC today, and the dogs and I miss her. We continued following the US Open and a nap too.
The Superheroes and Sinclairs are still in Turks and Caicos, enjoying the beautiful weather and waters ports.
To be continued ...
Throwback Thursday ...
Sakagami Sensei signing his Pinan book,
Original Hombu Dojo, Santa Ana, CA 1987
A cute 1-minute video, Camel soccer, here.
Just because ...
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Smiles for Thursday ...
Thanks for coming by today
5 comments:
Love your collage, Jacki!
How interesting is today's 2GN2S story. And of course the Update. Perfect blog again!
Now I wonder if you are doing art while away and publishing it or if this is art that you made prior to Nevada. How fun is it to have a change of environment in which to do your art. :-)
Thank you, Elenor, I always appreciate your feedback.
Thanks, John. Both! Today's is one I did in the past year and decided to use it, but some are current. My day in punctuated by the two dog and their needs, but that is not bad.
So nice that you’re staying with the grand-dogs! Turks and Caicos loos fabulous!! You’re a good mother ❤️ (Marian)
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