Tag Archives: Christo

Response and Resistance: Artists Push Back

Posted on February 2, 2017 by infinite dictionary

In our last blog post, A Sea of Signs: Resistance, we discussed the recent wave of marches here and all around the world protesting Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States. The hand held signs at these marches … Continue reading →

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The Floating Piers: Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Posted on July 2, 2016 by infinite dictionary

In a previous blog post about earthworks we discussed a project titled The Valley Curtain by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Valley Curtain was one of their first large scale projects to be located in a natural setting. For sixteen … Continue reading →

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Earthworks: Art and the Land

Posted on June 6, 2015 by infinite dictionary

Last week we mentioned artist James Turrell’s Roden Crater project – a volcanic cone 3.5 miles wide located near Flagstaff, Arizona. Terrell has been working since the 1970s to turn it into a “naked eye observatory” where visitors can observe … Continue reading →

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