From Library Journal:
Light and Space, a movement originating in California in the 1960s, defined its art by its very experiential existence and usually consisted of ephemeral installations. The task of documenting and critiquing this work, now seen throughout the world, is admirably handled by Butterfield, head of a Santa Monica consulting firm for artists. Using a combination of installation photographs, comments by artists and critics, and language that captures the works' evocative nature without lapsing into meaningless jargon, she focuses on ten key artists and through their work traces the development of Light and Space art from its early, experimental phase to its mature expressions and present acceptance in the form of major public commissions. Highly recommended for collections of contemporary art.-- Martin R. Kalfatovic, Natl. Museum of American Art/Natl. Portrait Gallery Lib., Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D.C.
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From Publishers Weekly:
Light and Space art, a movement that began in Southern California in the late 1960s, uses glass, cast acrylic, phosphorescent materials, floor lights and so forth to evoke the ripple of sunshine on water, the flicker of light through the trees, a splash of moonlight. In this profusely illustrated, entrancing survey, art critic and artists' consultant Butterfield investigates an art that takes shape through the viewer's directed perception. Examples include Robert Irwin's mysterious, luminous spun-aluminum discs, Maria Nordman's geometrically planted trees that redefine public spaces, James Turrell's hovering three-dimensional cube of light and Eric Orr's transmutation of alchemy, Egyptian ruins and kabbalistic lore into "silent, awesome, magical" installations and environmental sculpture. This album showcases a movement that deserves to be better known.
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