Levitated Mass

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Levitated Mass is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Michael Heizer featuring a massive suspended boulder installed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf land art work
outdoor sculpture
artForm sculpture
artist Michael Heizer
category Outdoor sculptures in Greater Los Angeles
Sculptures in California
Works by Michael Heizer
commissionedBy Los Angeles County Museum of Art
coordinateLocation 34.0638° N, 118.3592° W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Michael Heizer
designedBy Michael Heizer
exhibitionType permanent installation
feature trench walkway beneath suspended boulder
fundingSource private donors
genre contemporary art
minimalism
hasPart 340-ton boulder
hasTitle Levitated Mass self-link
height approximately 10 meters including trench depth
inception 2012
installationSite Resnick North Lawn at LACMA
languageOfWork none
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
United States of America
surface form: United States
location Los Angeles County Museum of Art
mass approximately 300,000 kilograms
materialUsed granite boulder
steel
movement Land art
museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art
notableFor transport of massive boulder through Los Angeles streets
openingDate 2012-06-24
outdoor true
owner Los Angeles County Museum of Art
partOf LACMA campus
permanentCollectionOf Los Angeles County Museum of Art
publicAccess yes
state completed
subject monumental rock
theme interaction between viewer and monumental scale
relationship between mass and perception
transportRoute from Riverside County to Los Angeles
weight 340 tons
yearOfWork 2012

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Levitated Mass hasTitle Levitated Mass self-link