Earthworks: Art and the Landscape of the Sixties
[A]rt critic and historian Boettger turns a wide-angle lens upon the era's Earthworks movement and its exponents. [Her] chronological survey covers the early Claes Oldenburg Hole dug in Central Park (1967), the pivotal Dwan Gallery exhibition of Earthworks a year later, and the turbulent artistic, political, and philosophical activities of the late part of the decade. In the process, she touches on Smithson as both stimulus and catalyst for the movement. During this period, there was great ambivalence about the purity of art, the need for a market to support it, and the juxtaposition of the minimalist vision with the monumental effect of the works. With clarity and insight, the author traces the careers of the artists and their relationships to their work, one another, and the world of art critics and dealers. The result is a remarkable combination of insight and intellectual enthusiasm that, rare in a scholarly work, is easily accessible and a pleasure to read. With 12 color and 99 black-and-white images; highly recommended for all art collections, academic libraries, and large public collections as well. --Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New YorkCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.