Art & Place: Site-Specific Art of the Americas
Art & Placecollects . . . destination art worth the trip.—Newsweek/The Daily BeastThis highly chromatic and eclectic visual compendium of site-specific art in the Americas, from pre-Colombian to present day and from Canada to Chile, showcases virtually every form of artistic endeavor imaginable.—ELLEThe most ambitious summary of site-specific art in the western hemisphere to date. Large-scale photographs allow for an immersive experience of these faraway, sometimes inaccessible sites, while the pithy commentary is highly informative. . . A striking achievement.—Publishers WeeklyThe 500 or so works inArt & Place, a coffee table book so hefty that it's practically site-specific itself, are here to remind you that the term applies across centuries. Among the sculptures, murals, earthworks, and architectural carvings in this enjoyable page-turner of a book, the Easter Island heads coexist with a Picasso, and Donald Judd's boxes are never far from a Toltec pyramid.—TIMESome people tour the best roadside food in the country. Others plot their course from baseball stadium to baseball stadium. But, what if you set out on a road trip to see some of the most famous examples of site-specific art? LetArt & Place, a new book featuring 170 awe-inspiring artworks in more than 60 cities. . . be your guide.—Smithsonian MagazineMuseums don't have a lock on the public art market - great works are also housed in churches, plazas, and desert canyons.Art and Placedetails site-specific art across North and South America, including ancient painted caves in Mexico's Baja California and a house full of Dan Flavin's fluorescent light sculptures in Bridgehampton, N.Y. The book is organized by country, which makes it useful for exploring future destinations or seeing what you might be missing close to home.—The Wall Street JournalAn art pilgrim's bucket list.—The New York TimesA valuable guide.—USA Today