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Art > Site-specific works > Environmental art

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Environmental art  

Definition

  • Contemporary works of art, usually outdoors and on a grand scale, that surround or involve the participation of the viewer and that especially exploit or incorporate aspects of their sites [AAT, alt.]; cf. Earthworks (environmental art); Environments (installations)

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Entry terms

  • Ambiente
  • Arte ambiental
  • Art spaces, environmental art
  • Ecological art, environmental art
  • Environmental sculpture
  • Environment, art
  • Land art, environmental art
  • Sculpture, environmental
  • Site sculpture, environmental art

Notation

  • 119509

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-M3D11VQ2-6

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