City
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City is a monumental land art installation by American artist Michael Heizer, consisting of vast concrete and earth structures spread across the Nevada desert.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City (Michael Heizer artwork) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land art installation
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ site-specific artwork ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | limited public access ⓘ |
| artist | Michael Heizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | self-initiated by Michael Heizer ⓘ |
| completedIn | 2022 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1972 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Michael Heizer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | single integrated artwork ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
art patrons
ⓘ
private donors ⓘ |
| genre | land art ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary land art discourse ⓘ |
| hasPart |
earthworks
ⓘ
geometric complexes ⓘ linear forms ⓘ monumental concrete structures ⓘ mounds ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected by conservation easements ⓘ |
| inception | 1970s ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ancient monumental architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ Nevada desert ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Triple Aught Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
earth ⓘ |
| movement | Land art movement ⓘ |
| near |
Area 51
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Groom Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decades-long construction
ⓘ
remote desert location ⓘ vast scale ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2022 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Triple Aught Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American land art tradition ⓘ |
| scale | several miles in length ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art criticism
ⓘ
cultural heritage discussions ⓘ environmental debates ⓘ |
| title | City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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