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December 15, 2018
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, environmental art, land art, Miami, Pérez Art Museum Miami

Surrounded Islands

December 15, 2018
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, documentary photograph of Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980–83; photo by Wolfgang Volz, © Christo 1983

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, documentary photograph of Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980–83; photo by Wolfgang Volz, © Christo 1983

In May of 1983, eleven islands in Miami’s Biscayne Bay were surrounded with 6.5 million square feet of floating pink fabric. It was an incredibly vibrant spectacle – green islands, pink fabric, turquoise water, and blue skies – realized by the conceptual and environmental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The project, Surrounded Islands, is the subject of an exhibition now at the Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).

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July 7, 2018
Abu Dhabi, Christo, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, conceptual art, environmental art, land art, London, UAE

The London Mastaba

July 7, 2018
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Mastaba (Project for London, Hyde Park, Serpentine Lake), 2016-2018, photo by Wolfgang Volz

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Mastaba (Project for London, Hyde Park, Serpentine Lake), 2016-2018, photo by Wolfgang Volz

In London’s Hyde Park, a monumental form floating on the Serpentine Lake is a feat of engineering and a spectacle many years in the making. Titled The Mastaba (Project for London, Hyde Park, Serpentine Lake), it is a temporary installation by the conceptual and environmental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

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February 19, 2018
Artipelag, Bigert and Bergström, conceptual art, environmental art, land art, Sweden

I stormens öga

February 19, 2018
Bigert and Bergström, I stormens öga, installation view, 2017; photo by Jean-Baptiste Béranger, courtesy of Artipelag

Bigert and Bergström, I stormens öga, installation view, 2017; photo by Jean-Baptiste Béranger, courtesy of Artipelag

At Artipelag, a museum overlooking a bay in the Stockholm archipelago, an exhibition by Mats Bigert and Lars Bergström considers the intersection of culture and climate change. I stormens öga (In the storm’s eye) comprises works from 1990 to 2017 focusing on weather, climate, and human activity.

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June 21, 2016
Christo, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, conceptual art, environmental art, Italy, land art

Christo, The Floating Piers

June 21, 2016
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2016; photo by Wolfgang Volz, © 2016 Christo

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2016; photo by Wolfgang Volz, © 2016 Christo

This weekend, a large-scale project on Italy’s Lake Iseo connected two islands to each other and to the mainland. The project is not a bridge, tunnel, or other infrastructure, but a temporary art installation by the conceptual and environmental artist Christo.

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April 19, 2016
Aboriginal, Australia, Bruce Munro, environmental art, land art, Uluru

Bruce Munro, Field of Light

April 19, 2016
Bruce Munro, Field of Light, Uluru, 2016; photo by Mark Pickthall

Bruce Munro, Field of Light, Uluru, 2016; photo by Mark Pickthall

In the Australian outback near Uluru, a temporary art installation has been created near one of the world’s most recognizable natural landmarks. The project, Field of Light, opened at sunset on April 1.

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