Double Negative (artwork)
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Double Negative is a piece of earth art located on the Mormon Mesa (or Virgin River Mesa) near Overton, Nevada (also known as Moapa Valley), completed in 1969 by the artist Michael Heizer.
The work consists of a long trench in the earth, 30 feet wide, 50 feet deep, and 1500 feet long, created by the displacement of 240,000 tons of earth. Two trenches straddle either side of a natural canyon (into which the excavated material was dumped). The "negative" in the title thus refers in part to both the natural and man-made negative space that constitutes the work. The work essentially consists of what is not there--what has been displaced--and thus encourages inquiry into how creating empty space can constitute art.
The work is currently owned by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) and is accessible by four-wheel drive vehicle.
[edit] External links
- MOCA Double Negative Webpage
- double negative: a webpage about michael heizer (includes description and driving directions)
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth
