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MICHAEL HEIZER: DOUBLE NEGATIVE - SCULPTURE IN THE LAND
(HEIZER, MICHAEL). Taylor, Mark C. & Michael Heizer. Introduction by Richard Koshalek and Kerry Brougher. Los Angeles & New York: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1991. First Edition. 4to. Boards in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Fine. 80pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Designed by Massimo Vignelli. With a bibliography. Published by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in 1991, this is the comprehensive hardbound volume documenting the conception and lifespan of Michael Heizer's seminal artwork "Double Negative". "Created with bulldozer and dynamite in 1969 in the vast expanse of the Nevada desert, "Double Negative" was one of the first, and remains among the most influential of the monumental "earthworks" sculptures in and of the land. "Double Negative", a 1,500 foot incision on the edge of a mesa eighty miles from Las Vegas still exists, and is officially part of the collection of MoCA". A bright, most handsome example of this uncommon item. 0-8478-1426-2 Inventory Number: 026102