Michael Heizer

The Pavilions, Room 5

Recognized as a pioneer of the Land Art movement of the 1960’s, Michael Heizer (b. 1944) uses his massive, innovative sculptures to shift our understanding of what art can be. Installed in Room 5, Collapse, 1967/2016 is a large-scale weathering steel sculpture comprised of fifteen beams arranged within—and extending beyond—a box fitted within the surrounding earth. Commissioned for Glenstone, this work is based on a wooden model studying chaos structure that the artist created in 1967. This “outdoor” sculpture is installed within an enclosure open to the elements but accessed only via the Pavilions interior.

 

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      Michael Heizer
      Collapse, 1967/2016
      On View Heizer 1967
      Collapse, 1967/2016
      A588 steel
      36 x 24 x 16 feet (1097 x 732 x 488 cm)
      © 2018 Michael Heizer
      Photo: Jerry Thompson
      On View       Jerry Thompson
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    Michael Heizer (2018)

    Introduction by Emily Wei Rales. Interview of Michael Heizer.

    American sculptor Michael Heizer (born 1944) was among the first artists to reject the white cube gallery space in favor of the open land and majestic vistas of the western United States. This catalogue marks the unveiling of Collapse, 1967/2016, and Compression Line, 1968/2016, at Glenstone. Monumental in scale but composed with rhythm and elegance, the two sculptures individually embody opposing aspects of Heizer’s sculptural practice: beams exploding from an unseen depth and a sliver of space compressed so precisely that the viewer is unaware of the vast negative area hidden beneath it. Michael Heizer also includes an interview with the artist, previously unpublished archival images, and extensive process and installation photography.

    Publisher: Glenstone Museum
    ISBN: 9780980108675
    Publication date: 2018
    Page count: 48

    $30.00

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