Double Negative
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Double Negative is a monumental land art sculpture by Michael Heizer consisting of two massive cuts carved into the edge of Nevada’s Mormon Mesa.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthwork
ⓘ
land art sculpture ⓘ site-specific artwork ⓘ |
| access | open to the public ⓘ |
| admissionFee | free ⓘ |
| approximateDepth |
15 meters
ⓘ
50 feet ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
1500 feet
ⓘ
457 meters ⓘ |
| approximateWidth |
30 feet
ⓘ
9 meters ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Michael Heizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | largely unmaintained ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | excavation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Michael Heizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cutInto | edge of Mormon Mesa ⓘ |
| donatedBy | Virginia Dwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
artificial canyons
ⓘ
removed rock mass ⓘ two massive cuts ⓘ |
| genre | Land art ⓘ |
| hasPart | two facing trenches ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| intendedCondition | subject to natural erosion ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nevada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Mormon Mesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earth
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| movement |
Environmental art
ⓘ
Land art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Lake Mead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overton, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Michael Heizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| removedVolume | about 240000 tons of rock ⓘ |
| requires | off-road access ⓘ |
| significance |
early large-scale American land art work
ⓘ
iconic example of earthwork sculpture ⓘ |
| startDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical scholarship on land art
ⓘ
photographic documentation by Michael Heizer ⓘ |
| viewingCondition | outdoor ⓘ |
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