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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf land art installation
site-specific artwork
accessPolicy limited public access by reservation
artForm environmental art
associatedWith conceptual art
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
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
western New Mexico NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED
materialUsed stainless steel
movement Land Art movement NERFINISHED
notableFor interaction with landscape and sky
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
photographic documentation
surfaceFeature poles aligned to a level plane at their tips
visitorExperience overnight stays encouraged

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Dia Art Foundation operates Lightning Field