Broken Ground: New Directions in Land Art

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Land Art, as it is talked about in the context of recent art, was once one of the crucial seminal movements beginning in the late 1960s that led to a radically changed view of how we define art today. In large part born out of a frustration with the growing commercialization of the art world and the limitations the traditional “white cube” gallery offered as site for experiencing artworks, at its core this movement sought to tie together artwork and the landscape into which the works were inextricably merged.

This book asks, what’s the new face of Land Art fifty years after its birth? Who are its practitioners? And, perhaps most importantly, how have the ideas and practices evolved to address the challenges and concerns of today?

One theme explored in this book is how the role of the artist is beginning to shift from actor to witness. As an alternative of instigating changes to the land, artists are the usage of their work to document and assess the far greater ecological damage and transformation to our landscapes born out of irresponsible economic and environmental policies. Conversely, others are investigating the temporality of our have an effect on, demonstrating that given time, any human mark within the landscape will eventually erode away.

Additional themes addressed include a perceived dislocation from the landscapes we occupy (in favor of climate controlled and virtual spaces), the politics of borders and fences, and the unsatisfactory preparation provided by past and recent myths when addressing collective challenges. Even as Land Art is a staple of any rigorous survey of recent art, what is being researched in Broken Ground is the legacy of Land Art and its evolution from a In large part coherent practice into an incredibly diverse range of explorations by a new generation of artists.

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