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The Lightning Field
work by De Maria
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Dia Art Foundation
- In Dia Art Foundation
…such as Walter De Maria’s The Lightning Field (1977), a series of lightning rods arranged in a grid formation in the southwestern New Mexico desert. In addition, in 1983 Dia established the Dan Flavin Art Institute in Bridgehampton, New York, which serves as a permanent installation of the light-based works…
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land art
- In Western painting: Land art
…however, was Walter De Maria’s Lightning Field (1971–77), which was located in Quemado, New Mexico, and consisted of a grid of 400 stainless steel poles. Given that the area was noted for its high incidence of electrical storms, this massive work literally co-opted nature’s forces to produce its aesthetic effects.
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