Whiting, Sarah

Second Site (POINT: Essays on Architecture)

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ISBN 13:: 9780691194950
author:: Whiting, Sarah
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Princeton University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2022
Pages:: 144
Dimensions:: 19.1 x 15.5 x 1.3 centimetres (0
Genre:: Arts & Photography, Art, American,
Condition:: New
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Second Site explores how artists and designers have responded to environmental change in their site-specific artworks since World War II. From Richard Serra's Shift to Ant Farm's Cadillac Ranch, the author examines how these works reflect the passage of time and the impact of human activity on the natural world.

The book presents a new approach to understanding these artworks, arguing that they have their own durations and coexist with the changing environment. The author coins the term "second site" to describe this complex relationship between manmade creations and non-living things.

By examining these site-specific artworks, Second Site sheds light on what it means for humans and their cultural production to live in an ecologically volatile world. This thought-provoking study is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of art, environment, and culture.

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