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![]() Alan Sonfist, Planting of "Time Landscape", Lower Manhattan, New York, 1978. |
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Alan Sonfist
Described as "the ultimate purist of the Earthworks movement" and one of the early pioneers of eco-art, Alan Sonfist has dedicated much of his life to the restoration and celebration of native ecosystems throughout the world. Since the late 1960's he has worked with city parks, major museums, botanical gardens and art galleries to create large scale outdoor projects that recreate natural landscapes as well as indoor pieces which highlight displaced local ecosystems. Best known for his "Time Landscape", (proposed in 1965, planted 1978) in Manhattan, New York City, Sonfist proposed a radical new purpose for art by transforming a city lot into a site-specific forest of native plants similar to what might have grown in the area prior to human intervention. This project was seen at the time as the polar opposite of fellow Earth Artist Robert Smithson's efforts to apply art concepts directly onto the earth in remote places (which often polluted the land in the process). Sonfist has since created numerous "Time Landscapes", planting historically accurate native landscapes in other parts of the world. Additional projects have included installations which address the issue of forest fires in New Mexico, proposing . .(Read more)
Information Artist in World of Art Magazine Interview with the critic John K. Grande
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