EARTHWORKS, also known as Land Art, Earth Art, or Environmental Art, emerged in the 1960's and 1970's. Earthworks are fabricated in and with the landscape, becoming inseparable from this geographic site. Due to the possibility of erosion, earthworks are considered ephemeral (short lived) and are sometimes exclusively preserved in the photographic document. This type of work resists the commodification of the transportable object.
Selected Texts and Videos:
-Land and Environmental Art by Jeffrey Kastner and Brian Wallis. 1998 Phaidon Press
-Land Art by Michael Lailach. 2007 Taschen
Selected Texts and Videos:
-Land and Environmental Art by Jeffrey Kastner and Brian Wallis. 1998 Phaidon Press
-Land Art by Michael Lailach. 2007 Taschen
-Rivers and Tides Andy Goldsworthy, 2004. DVD (in Library)
Selected Earthworks Artists: Andy Goldsworthy, Mary Miss, Alice Aycock, Micheal Heizer, Robert Smithson, Walter de Maria, Dennis Oppenheim, Christo and Jeane-Claude, Nancy Holt, Mel Chin
Selected Earthworks Artists: Andy Goldsworthy, Mary Miss, Alice Aycock, Micheal Heizer, Robert Smithson, Walter de Maria, Dennis Oppenheim, Christo and Jeane-Claude, Nancy Holt, Mel Chin
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| Dennis Oppenheim, Cancelled Crop, 1969 |
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| Michael Heizer, Double Negative, 1969-70 |
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| Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970 |
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| Alice Aycock, Simple Network of Underground Wells and Tunnels, 1975 |
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| Walter de Maria, Lightning Field, 1977 |
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| Mel Chin, Revival Field, 1990-93 |
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