This landmark monograph is the first comprehensive survey of Walter De
Maria's exceptionally diverse and visionary art practice, providing an
in-depth look at more than 200 works and presenting the first detailed
chronology ever published.
Although best known as a creator of seminal works of Land art, Walter De
Maria also maintained an extensive and highly original practice as a
sculptor, painter, draftsman, writer, filmmaker, and composer. This
expansive publication presents more than 200 works created or envisioned
by the artist from 1960 until his death in 2013. Each work is fully
illustrated and accompanied by detailed text entries written by
Elizabeth and Michael Childress, supplemented by archival images, many
of which have never been published before.
Essays by Michael Govan, Christine Mehring, and Lars Nittve provide
detailed overviews and analyses of the early, middle, and later periods
of De Maria's production. The monograph also includes an introduction by
Donna De Salvo; the first detailed, thoroughly documented, and
illustrated chronology of De Maria's life and work, written by Dagny
Corcoran; and an exhibition history and bibliography.