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land art

American  

noun

  1. earth art.


Etymology

Origin of land art

First recorded in 1965–70

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Here are six projects that have made generations of Americans think differently about land, art, their country and the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

District Court in Des Moines on Friday granted her request for a temporary restraining order that would bar the Des Moines Art Center, the museum that commissioned the land art installation, from dismantling it.

From New York Times May 7, 2024

The work has been celebrated as an innovative example of land art, in which artists create works using land formations and natural features, such as rocks, plants and water.

From Seattle Times Apr. 3, 2024

And when’s the last time land art made you laugh out loud?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2023

But tell mefirst, what soughtest thou thus here alone, and of what land art thou?”

From The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by Sir James Knowles

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