Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde's energy-conscious projects—a bike path, condensed-smog jewelry, an outdoor air cleaner, an illuminated dance floor and various large-scale urban light projections—posi…
SF-based arts writer Kevin Harman is bringing the sixth edition of his self-curated pop-up Wes Anderson-inspired art show to New York. You can see “Bad Dads” at Joseph Gross Gallery beginning…
It just doesn’t get better than this. On Friday, as you may have read, President Obama signed a proclamation establishing the Basin and Range National Monument, some 704,000 acres of land in
Michael Heizer is known for a body of work that relies on the beauty of his natural materials (rocks, dirt, land itself) and that often verges on near-comical grandiosity with its size and…
Art Basel has announced the 74 artists who will contribute to its large-scale show, “Unlimited,” which runs in tandem to the fair and features large works that would not be able to fit…
Yesterday, terrorists killed visitors at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis, taking others hostage after attacking the Parliament building nearby. Seven foreign tourists were killed, and…
Provoking feelings of awe—and awww, Ugo Rondinone's modern megaliths are among the public artworks redefining the idea of the monumental
If you're driving between Riverside County and Los Angeles over the next 11 nights, be on the lookout for a 340-ton megalith. The granite boulder, 21½ feet tall and wide, will be part of Michael Heize…
Inspired by the ecological crisis, artists are seeking to connect with nature on a personal level—listening to glaciers, talking to plants, or taking biospheres for a walk.
As artists like James Turrell and Michael Heizer continue to toil on their massive Earthworks, caretakers of other examples of Land Art are facing questions of conservation, access, and environmental…