TY - BOOK ID - 131777358 TI - The art of Richard Long PY - 2011 SN - 9781861713285 9781861713292 PB - Maidstone Crescent Moon Publishing DB - UniCat KW - earthworks [sculpture] KW - walking KW - Long, Richard UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131777358 AB - Richard Long is one of Britain's most important contemporary artists. Long is famous for walking in wilderness landscapes and making art of his experiences. He is called a land artist, sculptor, nature or environmental artist.
This book considers every aspect of Richard Long's art, and every phase of his artistic career. Long's sculpture is explored next to many of the key land artists, such as Robert Smithson, Christo, Alice Aycock, David Nash, Hamish Fulton and Andy Goldsworthy. Other topics include: women sculptors and land artists; a detailed analysis of land art; Conceptual and Minimal art; the British landscape tradition; Romantic art; spirituality in nature art; and the contemporary international art scene. ER -