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.

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

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Dia Art Foundation operates The New York Earth Room