City (artwork)

City
City is located in Nevada
City
City
City is located in the United States
City
City
ArtistMichael Heizer
Year1970-2022
MediumSoil, rock, concrete
MovementLand art
Dimensions0.80 km × 2.4 km (0.5 mi × 1.5 mi)[1]
Coordinates38°01′48″N 115°26′10″W / 38.03000°N 115.43611°W / 38.03000; -115.43611
OwnerTriple Aught Foundation
Websitewww.tripleaughtfoundation.org

City is a land art sculpture by Michael Heizer in Garden Valley, a desert valley in rural Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Nevada. More than a mile long, it is the largest contemporary artwork ever built.[2][3] It was begun in 1972, took 50 years to complete, and cost an estimated $40 million.[4][5] City is maintained by the Triple Aught Foundation and opened on September 2, 2022, to limited, reservation-only viewing by a maximum of six visitors per day.[5][6]

  1. ^ Sutton, Benjamin (August 19, 2022). "Michael Heizer's City, a vast art project in the Nevada desert 50 years in the making, will finally open to the public". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "Michael Heizer's The City to Open Following Half-Century Wait". www.artforum.com. August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Dafoe, Taylor (August 19, 2022). "After More Than 50 Years, Michael Heizer Is Finally Ready to Unveil 'City,' His Life's Work. Here's What It Looks Like". Artnet News. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Kimmelman, Michael (February 6, 2005). "Art's Last, Lonely Cowboy". New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Kimmelman, Michael; Heisler, Todd; Throop, Noah (August 19, 2022). "It Was a Mystery in the Desert for 50 Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  6. ^ McGuigan, Cathleen; Herzig, Ilana (September 2, 2022). "Michael Heizer's Sprawling Land Art Piece, Called City, Opens Today in Nevada's High Desert". Architectural Record. Retrieved September 5, 2022.