Destination art /
Dempsey, Amy, 1963-
Destination art / Amy Dempsey. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006. - 272 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This illustrated book is a critical guide to the two hundred most important modern and contemporary art sites around the world. Designed for the international art tourist as a key critical reference in an era where more and more art is found outside galleries or museums, Destination Art not only is packed with practical information for the traveler but also provides a highly accessible chronological survey of the world's most important large-scale and public works of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art. Encompassing massive land and environmental works, extensive sculpture parks, magnificent architectural follies, site-specific installations, even whole towns turned over to the display of art, this book chronicles a wealth of works that have achieved near-mythical status since they were created.--Dust jacket.
9780500238325 9780520250253
9780520250253
Art, Modern--20th century.
Art, Modern--21st century.
Public art.
Site-specific art.
N6490 .D417 2006
Destination art / Amy Dempsey. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006. - 272 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This illustrated book is a critical guide to the two hundred most important modern and contemporary art sites around the world. Designed for the international art tourist as a key critical reference in an era where more and more art is found outside galleries or museums, Destination Art not only is packed with practical information for the traveler but also provides a highly accessible chronological survey of the world's most important large-scale and public works of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art. Encompassing massive land and environmental works, extensive sculpture parks, magnificent architectural follies, site-specific installations, even whole towns turned over to the display of art, this book chronicles a wealth of works that have achieved near-mythical status since they were created.--Dust jacket.
9780500238325 9780520250253
9780520250253
Art, Modern--20th century.
Art, Modern--21st century.
Public art.
Site-specific art.
N6490 .D417 2006