The New York Earth Room
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The New York Earth Room is a long-term installation by artist Walter De Maria consisting of a large SoHo loft filled with packed earth, maintained as a contemplative indoor landscape.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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conceptual artwork ⓘ |
| access | free admission ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | actively maintained ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Walter De Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Albany, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| exhibitionType |
long-term installation
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permanent installation ⓘ |
| floorArea | 3600 square feet ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ land art ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English signage ⓘ |
| hasPart | indoor earth landscape ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| lighting | indoor artificial lighting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ SoHo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earth
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soil ⓘ |
| neighborhood | SoHo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
filling an entire loft with earth
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long-term indoor land art installation ⓘ |
| numberOfRooms | 1 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| operator | Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dia Art Foundation collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
contemplation
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meditative experience ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Kassel Earth Room
NERFINISHED
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The Munich Earth Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | loft interior ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 141 Wooster Street ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
earth
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environment ⓘ landscape ⓘ |
| visitorPolicy | viewed from doorway only ⓘ |
| volumeOfEarth | 250 cubic yards ⓘ |
| weightOfEarth | 280000 pounds ⓘ |
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