Michael Heizer
Levitated Massconceived 1969, realized 2012

Large-scale outdoor sculpture: a massive rough-hewn boulder suspended on a steel cradle over a narrow sloping concrete passageway, beneath a clear blue sky

Large-scale outdoor installation: a massive irregular granite boulder suspended over a narrow concrete passageway between two smooth gray walls, viewed from ground level against a clear blue sky.

Large granite boulder suspended above a concrete walkway between two smooth white walls, viewed from below against a clear blue sky, with palm trees visible in the distance.

Outdoor site-specific installation: a massive rough-hewn granite boulder balanced atop two white concrete walls, photographed from below against a pale blue sky.

Large-scale outdoor sculpture: an irregular granite boulder balanced atop two white concrete walls, spanning a narrow pedestrian passageway, with palm trees and blue sky visible in the distance.

Large irregular granite boulder suspended above a concrete passageway between two white walls, photographed from below against a clear blue sky, with a stairway and palm trees visible in the distance.

Outdoor installation: a large irregular granite boulder suspended low over a narrow concrete walkway between two white walls, palm trees and blue sky visible in the background.

Large granite boulder suspended above a narrow passageway between concrete walls, viewed from below against a clear blue sky, with palm trees visible in the background.

Large-scale outdoor installation: a massive pale granite boulder suspended above a narrow passage between white concrete walls, with palm trees visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Outdoor installation: a large irregular granite boulder suspended on steel brackets above a narrow concrete passageway, viewed from below against a clear blue sky.

Large irregular granite boulder elevated above a concrete passageway, viewed from below against a clear blue sky, with palm trees visible in the background.

Large irregular granite boulder suspended between two concrete walls of a museum building, appearing to float above a narrow passageway, photographed against a clear blue sky.

Large irregular granite boulder suspended above a narrow concrete walkway between two pale walls, with palm trees and blue sky visible in the distance.

Outdoor sculpture installation: a massive irregular granite boulder balanced atop two low concrete supports between white walls, viewed from below against a blue sky.

Outdoor sculpture installation: a massive irregular granite boulder suspended between two white concrete walls, viewed from below against a clear blue sky, its rough textured surface lit from above.

Outdoor sculpture installation: a massive pale granite boulder suspended between two white concrete walls, viewed from below against a clear blue sky, with palm trees visible in the background.

Large-scale granite boulder sculpture suspended above a narrow passageway between two white concrete walls, photographed from below against a clear blue sky, with palm trees visible in the background.

Large-scale outdoor installation: a massive pale granite boulder suspended over a narrow passage between two white concrete walls, with palm trees and blue sky visible in the background.

Large-scale outdoor installation: a massive pale granite boulder suspended above a narrow passage between white concrete walls, with a row of palm trees and blue sky visible beneath it.

Large-scale outdoor installation: a massive irregularly shaped granite boulder suspended between two smooth white concrete walls, framing a narrow walkway beneath it against a clear blue sky.

Large granite boulder suspended overhead between two parallel white concrete walls forming a narrow walkway, photographed from below against a clear blue sky.

Large irregular granite boulder suspended above a narrow concrete walkway flanked by smooth gray walls, photographed from ground level against a pale blue sky.

Large irregular granite boulder suspended above a narrow concrete passageway, appearing to float over the architectural gap, with palm trees and blue sky visible in the distance.

Outdoor sculpture: a massive irregular granite boulder suspended above a narrow passage between two angular white concrete walls, with palm trees and blue sky visible in the distance.