Sun Tunnels - Holt/Smithson Foundation
In a remote valley of Utah’s Great Basin Desert, Holt’s massive Sun Tunnels looms along the horizon, visible from over a mile away. The four concrete structures are arranged in a cross formation, positioned precisely to frame the sun as it rises …
Nancy Holt’s “Sun Tunnels” Is a Masterpiece of Land Art | Artsy
2018年10月1日 · In 1976, after three years of planning and multiple treks to the desert bordering Utah and Nevada, Nancy Holt finished what was to become her defining work.
Sun Tunnels | The Utah Museum of Fine Arts - University of Utah
Holt's design allows for an ever-changing play of light and shadow upon the surfaces of her work. The four concrete tubes act as viewfinders framing precise images which, in Holt's words, "bring the vast space of the desert back to human scale."
Sun Tunnels - Holt/Smithson Foundation
Sun Tunnels, 1973–76, is built on forty acres, which I bought in 1974 specifically as a site for the work. The land is in the Great Basin Desert in northwestern Utah, about four miles southeast …
Sunlight in Sun Tunnels - Holt/Smithson Foundation
In a remote valley of Utah’s Great Basin Desert, Holt’s massive Sun Tunnels looms along the horizon, visible from over a mile away. The four concrete structures are arranged in a cross formation, positioned precisely to frame the sun as it rises …
Everything You Need to Know About Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels, a ...
Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels is a unique piece of land art located in Utah. We look at its characteristics, symbolism, and art historical significance.
Smarthistory – Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels
Composed of four concrete cylinders—18 feet in length and 9 feet in diameter—“Sun Tunnels” is located in the Great Basin Desert in northwestern Utah. The work centers Holt’s interest in perception and time, sculpting the sun’s light through the interplay of land and sky and shifts from day to night. Dia Art Foundation is pleased to ...
Nancy Holt, Sun Tunnels - YouTube
2014年2月11日 · As a tribute to Nancy Holt, who passed away on 8 February 2014, here is an extract from The Sculpture Diaries from when Waldemar visits her most inspiring work, the Sun Tunnels, deep in the...
Holt’s film Sun Tunnels (1978) documents the immense scope of realizing the artwork, from a long shot of the open desert, to the casting of the concrete tunnels punctured with the constellation holes, to the positioning of the artwork
Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels – Land Art in the Middle of Nowhere
2021年3月8日 · In 1976, sculptor and filmmaker Nancy Holt (1938-2014) completed her most iconic work. Sun Tunnels, an arrangement of 4 huge concrete tunnels positioned in the middle of Utah’s Great Basin Desert, was ready for display. This amazing artwork is considered to be one of the best and most famous examples of land art. Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels