Lightning Field
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Lightning Field is a renowned large-scale land art installation by Walter De Maria in western New Mexico, consisting of a grid of stainless-steel poles that dramatically interact with the landscape and sky.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land art installation
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site-specific artwork ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | limited public access by reservation ⓘ |
| artForm | environmental art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
conceptual art
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minimalism ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1977 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Walter De Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToBeViewedAt |
changing weather conditions
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sunrise ⓘ sunset ⓘ |
| genre | land art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic work of American land art ⓘ |
| hasPart | stainless-steel poles ⓘ |
| hasType | outdoor installation ⓘ |
| hasView | distant mountains and open sky ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent site-specific environmental artworks ⓘ |
| intendedDuration | permanent installation ⓘ |
| locatedInDesertRegion | yes ⓘ |
| location |
Catron County, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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western New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stainless steel ⓘ |
| movement | Land Art movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interaction with landscape and sky
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large-scale grid of metal poles ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 400 poles ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to be experienced over extended periods of time ⓘ |
| requires | advance reservation ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular grid ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 1970s American land art ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical scholarship
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photographic documentation ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature | poles aligned to a level plane at their tips ⓘ |
| visitorExperience | overnight stays encouraged ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.