Michael Heizer: The Once and Future Monuments

Heizer the man may be an ornery cuss (as we say in my side of the saloon) but this book is a delight. It puts land art into a social context and then looks at the importance not just of Heizer but of Smithson and other "out of the gallery" practitioners. If you want a visual survey of Heizer's work A to Z, this can't be it (for legal reasons, image access was restricted); if you want to know what it is, where it came from, and why it matters, this book answers all of those questions cogently and with a human touch. No art world jargon here, just good thinking, good writing.

This is an outstanding discussion of the artist Michael Heizer and his contributions--and conflicts with--modern art. It situates Heizer within multiple dimensions--biographical, historical, artistic, and emergent. An engaging and informative book, that also explores the human engagements with the creation of monuments.

I liked the narrative, the background and the intimations of an earlier art world and, particularly, an earlier now lost Nevada culture. What did I "use" it for? Information...and good information. well writ, too.

I bought a book online and it came in the mail, amazing!

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