Product Description

The third edition updated and expanded survey of the influential Land Art Movement details the most recent and interesting efforts by artistsoften in collaboration with architects and city plannersto transform ravaged landscapes and desolate cityscapes into pleasure-giving parks and artworks. 210 illustrations. 80 in full color.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1079744 in Books
• Published on: 1998-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
Enormously useful and insightful. . . . The prose is brisk and informative . . . the elegant layout allows for the reader's independent insights. -- Landscape Architecture, July 1998

John Beardsley writes in a clear, jargon-free way. -- Los Angeles Times, June 4, 1998

Customer Reviews

ex-cell-ent!
a vital survey of the world of land art/architecture. everyone moving about the built environment should check this out to get a new understanding of our common landscape and what it can be/can become. highly recommended!

Earthworks and Beyond- John Beardsley
Earthworks and Beyond is a text-book style read that covers a wide variety of earthworks artists. It is fairly straightforward and easy to understand. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in broadening their knowledge and understanding on earthworks in general. Beginning with Michael Heizer in the 1960's, the book goes on to describe well-known artists such as Andy Goldsworthy, Isamu Noguchi, Maya Lin, as well as many lesser-known artists who have also contributed to the earthworks field. This book provides a fairly objective view of both the artists and their work. It explains how the idea and purpose of an earthwork has expanded and developed over time by presenting not only the work itself, but also the goals or motives of the artist- whether they be aesthetic, conceptual, political, environmental...etc. So, although it did not go very in-depth about any particular thing, Earthworks and Beyond was definitely interesting with a lot of information- a good overview on earthworks.