Levitated Mass

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Levitated Mass

Michael Heizer (United States, California, Berkeley, born 1944)

2012

Sculpture

Diorite granite and concrete

35 × 456 × 21 2/3 ft. (10.67 × 138.98 × 6.6 m) Weight: 340 Tons

Purchased with funds provided by Jane and Terry Semel, Bobby Kotick, Carole Bayer Sager and Bob Daly, Beth and Joshua Friedman, Steve Tisch Family Foundation, Elaine Wynn, Linda, Bobby, and Brian Daly, Richard Merkin, MD, and the Mohn Family Foundation, and dedicated by LACMA to the memory of Nancy Daly. Transportation made possible by Hanjin Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. (M.2011.35)

Contemporary Art

Currently on public view:
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History

This video shows the transport of the monolith from the quarry in Riverside to LACMA, an event that captivated Los Angeles.

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This video shows the transport of the monolith from the quarry in Riverside to LACMA, an event that captivated Los Angeles.

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Bibliography

"Announcements: Michael Heizer." Gagosian (February-April 2014): 133.
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Doss, Erika. American Art of the 20th-21st Centuries. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.

"Announcements: Michael Heizer." Gagosian (February-April 2014): 133.
Gifts on the Occasion of LACMA's 50th Anniversary. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015.
Doss, Erika. American Art of the 20th-21st Centuries. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.
Castañeda, Luis M. 2013. "Doubling time." Grey Room 51:12-39.
Govan, Michael. A View from the Pacific: Re-envisioning the Art Museum. Madrid: Ivorypress, 2014.
Muchnic, Suzanne. LACMA So Far: Portrait of a Museum in the Making. San Marino, California: Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 2015.
Doherty, Claire. Out of Time, Out of Place: Public Art (Now). London: Art/Books, in association with Situations, Public Art Agency Sweden, 2015.

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