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environmental art

American  

noun

  1. artistic works that are planned, often on a grand scale, to surround or to involve the participation of the spectator.


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Etymology

Origin of environmental art

First recorded in 1965–70


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A work of environmental art by Mary Miss has evaded demolition — for now.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2024

Just outside town, you’ll find Tom’s Wall, an astonishing piece of environmental art.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022

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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