Natur-Skulptur = Nature-Sculpture

This catalogue on the work of 35 international sculptors forefronts earthworks and sculpture gardens. While Vowinckel's introduction lays out the grounding principles of this exhibition on the interplay between art and nature, Osterwold meditates on nature as a site for self-experience. Meyer reviews the development of Earth Art, stressing Robert Smithson's and Lucy Lippard's respective contributions. Falazik recounts the experience of organising a series of "Art-Landscape" summer exhibitions/symposia in a rural setting in Lower Saxony between 1972 and 1981. Artist's statements. Biographical notes. 7 bibl. ref

Pour la suite du monde (cahier) : Propos et projets

Curators Godmer and Lussier explain how the 29 artists in the exhibition were offered a parallel opportunity to present their concerns (through chosen, written or commissioned texts) and projects in book form; the resulting "cahier" is a companion to the exhibition catalogue. Brief biographical indications. 21 bibl.ref

Land And Environmental Art

Kastner sketches the complex relationship with the land in a survey of Land Art from its genesis in the counter-cultural practices of the 1960s through to contemporary Environmental Art. Wallis locates the aesthetic and critical characteristics of Land and Environmental Art and situates them within an art historical context. With extended captions, key works are compiled by theme and complemented by critical texts, artists’ statements, interviews and commentaries corresponding with the thematic division of the works. Index. Biographical notes. Bibl. 3 p. Circa 210 bibl. ref

Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art : A Sourcebook of Artists' Writings

Edited by Stiles and Selz, this collection of well known artists' writings and critical texts by North American and European artists/authors draws attention to key moments in the evolution of late-modern art. The texts – manifestos, theoretical essays, interviews, letters, etc. – are placed within one of the following nine categories: Gestural Abstraction; Geometric Abstraction; Figuration; Material Culture and Everyday Life; Art and Technology; Installations, Environments and Sites; Process; Language and Concepts. Includes brief introductions to each chapter. Bibliography. Index. Circa 1300 bibl. ref