Destination Art (Art Essentials)

Destination Art (Art Essentials)

by Amy Dempsey
Destination Art (Art Essentials)

Destination Art (Art Essentials)

by Amy Dempsey

Paperback

$16.95 
  • SHIP THIS ITEM
    Qualifies for Free Shipping
    Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by Wednesday, April 3
  • PICK UP IN STORE
    Check Availability at Nearby Stores

Related collections and offers


Overview

An affordable and accessible introduction to some of the most travel-worthy artworks around the world, including land art, site-specific art, and sculpture parks.

Some of the world’s greatest works of art exist outside of museums and galleries. They can be found in the open fields of Marfa, Texas, and on tiny, lush islands in Japan. This broad category of “destination art” includes massive land and environmental works and extensive sculpture parks, as well as giant public murals, but what unites them in every instance is their artistic symbiosis between place and vision.

Through the eyes of renowned art historian Amy Dempsey, the magic of public art comes alive—and while the art is undoubtedly important, in this volume, the journey to seek out and experience these works is given equal weight. Perfect for armchair adventurers and globetrotters, Destination Art offers a clear path into a vast subject. From the vibrant Park Guell in Spain and the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, India, to Walter De Maria’s Lightning Field in New Mexico, Dempsey expertly guides readers through the most exciting and significant destination artworks in the world. Each featured installation is accompanied by a short essay, stunning photographs, and useful information on key works and where to find them.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780500295601
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 03/23/2021
Series: Art Essentials , #13
Pages: 176
Sales rank: 676,012
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 5.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Amy Dempsey is an art historian who studied under Rosalind Krauss at Hunter College in New York and received her doctorate from the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Dempsey has contributed to a number of museum catalogs and is the author of Styles, Schools and Movements and two other titles in the Art Essentials series, Modern Art and Surrealism.

Table of Contents

What is Destination Art? 6

Personal Visions and the Rise of Land Art 8

Le Palais idéal 10

Park Güell 12

Watts Towers 16

Mount Rushmore 18

Brancusi Ensemble 20

Opus 40 22

Henry Moore Studios & Gardens 24

Chapelle du Rosaire 26

Figurenfeld 28

The Rock Garden 30

Las Pozas 32

Little Sparta 34

Double Negative 36

Le Cyclop 38

Monumental Art and the Environment 40

Spiral Jetty 42

Closerie Falbala 44

Broken Circle/Spiral Hill 46

Sun Tunnels 48

The Lightning Field 50

Kikar Levana 52

Land Art Flevoland 54

If Giardino dei Tarocchi 58

The Chinati Foundation 60

Voth Maroc Aïn Nejma 62

Kulturraum Hombroich 66

Tout Quarry Sculpture Park and Nature Reserve 70

Grande Cretto Gibellina 74

Goldwell Open Air Museum 76

Destination Art Comes of Age 78

Arte Sella 80

Áfangar and imagine Peace Tower 84

Europos Parkas 86

Benesse Art Site Naoshsma 90

Pedvale Art Park 94

Tree Mountain and Up and Under 96

TICKON 98

Tír Sâile 102

Celestial Vault/Panorama in the Dunes 104

Sheepfolds 106

II Giardino di Daniel Spoerri 108

Elektra 112

Kloster Schönthal 114

Parco Sculture del Chianti 118

Fundación NMAC 120

Destination Art Around the World 122

Dakawa Project 124

Inside Australia 126

Sculpture in the Parklands 128

Changchun World Sculpture Park 132

Anyang Art Park 134

Nikola-Lenivets Art Park 136

Inhotim 138

Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild 140

Onjuva Marble Quarry 144

Crawick Multiverse 146

Genesis/Unge Olav 150

Tippet Rise Art Center 152

Art Linnakallio 156

Δσ° (Înîw) River Lot 11 158

Nexus 160

Horizon Line Chamber 162

Parallel Space and Ascending 164

Alle Radici 166

Glossary 168

Further Reading 168

Chronology 169

Map of Sites 170

Indexes of Places, Sites and People 172

Picture Acknowledgements 175

Acknowledgements 176

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Dempsey's prose is intelligent and serious; it is also inviting to the uninitiated. The book's engaging illustrations allow for absentminded leafing, and with its plethora of practical information, it may also serve as an inspiring locus for the reader's next journey."—Public Art Review

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews