I wrote about the absolutely illuminating Nancy Holt show at Sprueth Magers Los Angeles for Artillery Magazine 💡Most folks mainly (or only) know Nancy Holt from Sun Tunnels—her 1973-76 land art installation laying large concrete pipes along a certain axis keyed to the seasonal solar arc, thus activating the rural place in which you stand, while igniting a soaring connection with nature’s firmament using nothing but humble materials insightfully aligned to nature’s own contours. But as a new exhibition made in fellowship with the Holt-Smithson Foundation—which manages the legacy of both Holt and her husband, artist Robert Smithson—makes clear, as impressive and enduring as that rather magical work was and is, the true subject her practice was systems of perception. 💡 ☀️⭕️Read the full review here: https://artillerymag.com/gallery-rounds-nancy-holt 💡 @artillery_mag @spruethmagers @holtsmithsonfoundation #galleryrounds #art #artist #womanartist #landart #light #perception (at Sprüth Magers L.A.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmfDhWySpBZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
