Destination Art
Published on 25. September 2006
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-500-23832-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is a comprehensive critical guide to land and environmental works, sculpture parks and site-specific installations worldwide. It is a highly accessible read, boasting stunning photography and designed to be practical and informative too. Fifty key destinations featured in substantial essays, and a further 150 sites given concise descriptions. It is set to become the standard reference work on a subject whose significance and appeal attracts wide audiences.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
406 colour illustrations
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-23832-5 (9780500238325)
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Person
Amy Dempsey received her doctorate from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. She has worked for Tate Modern and is the author of Styles, Schools and Movements, published by Thames & Hudson in 2002. She was the sole outside contributor to Art Since 1900, also published by Thames & Hudson.
Content
Introduction: Art as Destination; ONE: Monuments for the Modern Age; TWO: Personal Visions and the Rise of Land Art; THREE: Monumental Art and the Environment; FOUR: Destination Art Comes of Age; FIVE: Into the Future.