Outdoor art : extraordinary sculpture parks and art in nature / Silvia Langen ; [translation, Fiona Elliott, Edinburgh]

Map on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-203)

Introduction: Art in nature --A reflection of a new world: Centro de Arte Contemporanea Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brazil --Architecture and art in a Provencal vineyard: Chateau la Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Reparade, France --Symbols of remembrance in the desert-art meets eternal human myths: Architectural sculptures on the Plaine de Marha, Morocco --New Zealand in art and fauna: Connells Bay, Waiheke Island, New Zealand --Fanciful enigmas in the Swiss mountains: Fundazium Not Vital, Sent, Switzerland --A surreal Garden of Eden: Las Pozas, Xilitla, Mexico --Reviving traditions: Fattoria di Celle, Santomato di Pistoia, Italy --Exploring the origins of existence: The Garden of Cosmic Speculation, Dumfries, UK --The place that became a sculpture: Judd Foundation and Chinati Foundation, Marfa, USA --Women in art: Ekebergparken, Oslo, Norway --A vision of a better life: Benesse art site Naoshima on Naoshima, Teshima and Inujima, Japan --From art island to cultural realm: Stiftung Insel Hombroich, Neuss, Germany --Fundraising with an art farm: Oliver Ranch, Geyserville, USA --Rescuing the sea with underwater art: Museo Subacuatico de Arte, Cancun, Mexico --To enter a memory bank: La Ribaute, Barjac, France --Monumental nature and art: Gibbs Farm, Makarau, New Zealand --On the trail of humanity: Time and Space, Cappadocia, Turkey --War in Arcadia: Little Sparta, Dunsrye, UK --A visionary counterworld of found materials: The Rock Garden, Chandigarh, India --Slowing down with art in nature: Schoenthal Monastery, Langenbruck, Switzerland --Botany and art against drugs: Jardin Botanico Culiacan, Culiacan, Mexico --A volcano as light art: Roden Crater, Flagstaff, USA --Art meadows with minimal art: Art Park, Verzegnis, Italy --Humour against nature's primal forces: Art by the Sea, Zealand, Denmark --Artistic dialogue at a cross roads of history: St. Margarethen Sculpture Park, St. Margarethen, Austria.

From Edward James's surreal sculpture garden Las Pozas in Mexico to Anselm Kiefer's sprawling studio complex in the French countryside, artists and art collectors are creating outdoor spaces in order to display sculpture and art that is both transformative and powerful. This book is filled with breathtaking photographs of 25 of these spaces from throughout the world - many of which are not open to the public. Captured in brilliant colour, these spaces are populated by works that both enhance and are enhanced by the landscape: rolling hills, mountain lakes, shaded canyons and empty deserts. Readers will discover Anish Kapoor's startling red steel tube draped across the rolling hills of New Zealand and an enormous pumpkin created by Yayoi Kusama, which sits on a pier overlooking Japan's Seto Inland Sea. Each park's concept is based on a unique theme or idea and some of these spaces invite contemplation both spiritual and scientific, while others blend horticultural elements with manmade objects. As large-scale works grow in popularity, these collections - built and designed by entrepreneurs, landscape architects, environmentalists, artists and garden experts - demonstrate the endless possibilities of displaying art in nature's realm.