Land Art
Land art is creating art directly within the natural landscape, typically shaping the land itself to form earthworks with natural elements.
Land art, often referred to as earth art, was typically recorded through artworks consisting of photographs and maps, enabling artists to display them in galleries. Additionally, land artists would transport materials from the natural landscape into the gallery, employing them to fashion installations within the indoor space.
Land art emerged as a significant component of the broader conceptual art movement during the 1960s and 1970s. One of the most renowned land art creations is Robert Smithson's 1970 Spiral Jetty, an earthwork extending into the Great Salt Lake in the United States. While some artists, like Smithson, employed mechanical earth-moving machinery for their creations, others pursued more understated and fleeting interventions in the natural landscape. For instance, Richard Long achieved his artistic expression by merely walking back and forth until he left a mark in the earth.
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Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago is a legendary feminist artist who has irrevocably changed the face of art history. Inspired by her landmark retrospective, Revelations, at the Serpentine in London, we dive into her empowering and inspirational story.
Anna Ridler – Price Per Stem
To Anna Ridler, flowers are not only symbols of the natural world, but windows into the complex socioeconomic systems that create and control them. Our collaboration looks specifically at peonies, and everything that leads up to their price on the supermarket shelf.
Anna Ridler – What's it worth?
Conceptual artist Anna Ridler has been using artificial intelligence and machine learning for over a decade. Her work with tulips explores value, speculation and desire.
Graham Steele's Collection
From a 15th Century Jesus sculpture in the playroom to dick pics in the guest bed, artworld icon, Graham Steele, shows us his collection. The former partner at Hauser and Wirth lives in Los Angeles with his husband, Ulysses de Santi, and their daughter, Asher. Graham and Ulysses are both private dealers and advisers, balancing business with their own collecting obsession.
Anna Ridler
Anna Ridler (she/her) was born in 1985 in London, where she continues to live and work.
Katrin Fridriks
Katrin Fridriks was born in 1974 in Reykjavik, Iceland, and currently lives between Luxembourg and Paris.
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