environmental art
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of environmental art
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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A work of environmental art by Mary Miss has evaded demolition — for now.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2024
Keira Hart-Mendoza, a 38-year-old artist from Bethesda, said she wanted to create an environmental art exhibit to showcase how much trash people create and its impact on nature.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2019
It was a wrenching four minutes and 33 seconds of environmental art — the earth stopping turning yet the harmony of the spheres unaffected, thus increasing the value of the ground on which we stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2019
Maysles also continued a longtime working relationship with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, whose process for creating monumental environmental art the Maysles Brothers documented in several films beginning in the 1970s.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2015
Contemplating this massive piece of environmental art, they wonder at the human compulsion for "weaving traces on the land like so many scars".
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2013
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