Art | Land Art
Art | Land Art (also known as Earth Art or Earthworks) is an art movement that emerged in the late…
Main Focus: Site-Specific Works Using Natural Materials
Aesthetic: Monumental Scale, Environmental Interaction, and Minimalism
Medium: Earth, Rocks, Water, and Organic Matter
Key Concept: The Work Exists Primarily in the Landscape (and via Documentation)
Land Art, or Earthworks, emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, as artists—mostly American—sought to remove art from the commercial confines of the gallery and studio. The movement’s primary characteristic is its reliance on natural settings and materials (earth, rock, water, vegetation) to create site-specific sculptural works, often in remote, vast landscapes.
The scale is often monumental, and the nature of the work is frequently remote or ephemeral. Since many key works cannot be moved or sold in traditional ways, the art is often experienced through documentation, such as photographs, maps, drawings, and film. Land Art fundamentally challenges the commodity status of art and highlights the crucial relationship between human creation and the natural environment.
This curated collection is a focused exploration of the radical, large-scale interventions that define the Land Art movement. Since the monumental works themselves (like Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty) often remain in their original locations, our collection features the essential documentation, preparatory studies, and photographic prints that make these historical pieces accessible.
Our focus is on the artistic concept and the process. We present works that reflect the philosophical shift from object-making to environmental engagement. Acquiring a piece from this collection means owning the conceptual record of a sculpture that uses the entire earth as its medium, capturing the dialogue between the ephemeral and the permanent.
