Richard Long and Nancy Holt
dal 15/2/2013 al 15/6/2013
Segnalato da
Catherine McClelland - Sutton PR
15/2/2013
Richard Long and Nancy Holt
Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Land Art. Two stone sculptures by Richard Long displayed alongside text works which distil the action and experience of a solitary walk into words. Nancy Holt's photography, including 'Trail Markers' made on a visit to Dartmoor and photographs and films of 'Sun Tunnels'.
Reflecting the Whitworth’s unique
position as the first English gallery
founded in a park, the spring season
offers a look at iconic works from the
Land Art movement, showcasing
works by Richard Long and Nancy
Holt as pioneers at the heart of this
movement.
Two stone sculptures by Richard Long
will go on display at the Whitworth
from 16 February, ‘White Onyx Line’
(1990) and ‘Tideless Stones’ (2008),
both made from quarried stone. These will be displayed alongside text works
which distil the action and experience of a solitary walk into words,
demonstrating the importance of Long’s contribution to the Land Art
movement.
With his ground-breaking 1967 work ‘A Line Made by Walking’,
Long emphatically changed the idea of artists observing landscapes to
journeying through them. Since then, Long has made sculptures during his
many walks, the art being inseparable from his movement through the
landscape. Long also works in his studio, making discrete works of art for
showing in galleries.
Nancy Holt is renowned for her large-scale
sculptural works in the environment, exemplified
by ‘Sun Tunnels’ (1976) in which pairs of large
concrete pipes are aligned in a Utah desert along
the axis of the rising and setting sun at the solstice.
The pipes act as viewing devices for the sky, the
surrounding landscape and each other, locating
the viewer in the landscape and in relation to the
stars.
This exhibition focuses on her photography,
including ‘Trail Markers’ made on a visit to
Dartmoor with her husband Robert Smithson in
1969, and photographs and films of ‘Sun Tunnels’.
For further press information and to request images please contact:
Catherine McClelland or Anna Jones on + 44 (0)20 7183 3577 or email
catherinem@suttonpr.com / anna@suttonpr.com
For regional press enquiries please contact Tim Manley at the Whitworth Art
Gallery on 07810 152655 or email tim.manley@manchester.ac.uk
Opening: 16 February 2013
Whitworth Art Gallery
Oxford Road (The University of Manchester), Manchester
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 12-4pm
Free Admission