In the mid to late 1960s young artists on both sides of the Atlantic turned away from the enclosed space of the gallery and went out into the landscape，to make a revolutionary new type of art.Land art，or as it has been alternatively described Earth art，Earthworks or Environmental art.ranges in scale from the monumental works of Robert Smithson to the solitary walks undertaken by Richard Long or the often delicate and ephemeral structures created by Andy Goldsworthg.Now recognised as an important global movement， Land art includes elements of sculpture，photography,performance and conceptual art，and encompasses artists using materials as diverse as flowers，snow,earth and time.

Ben Tufnell has performed a real service，describing and situating recent re-engagements with landscape through art…This is a thorough and accessible guide to an important area of contemporary visual culture for specialists，gallery visitors and general readers' Professor John Haldane,University of St Andrews

In the mid to late 1960s young artists on both sides of the Atlantic turned away from the enclosed space of the gallery and went out into the landscape，to make a revolutionary new type of art.Land art，or as it has been alternatively described Earth art，Earthworks or Environmental art.ranges in scale from the monumental works of Robert Smithson to the solitary walks undertaken by Richard Long or the often delicate and ephemeral structures created by Andy Goldsworthg.Now recognised as an important global movement， Land art includes elements of sculpture，photography,performance and conceptual art，and encompasses artists using materials as diverse as flowers，snow,earth and time.

Many histories of Land art foCUS on the American masters of the movement：Robert Smithson，Michael Heizer,Walter De Maria and James Turrell.While making a thorough study of these figures，the author also examines the contribution of key figures such as Richard Long，Hamish Fulton，Giuseppe Penone，Joseph Beuys and Ana Mendieta，as well as a number of younger artists whose work makes an equally powerful contribution to the story of Land art.

INTRODUCTION

THE NEW LANDSCAPE ART

SIMPLE，PRACTICAL，EMOTIONAL，QUIET,VIGOROUS

THE ART OF RICHARD LONG

ENTROPY AND THE NEW MONUMENTS

THE ART OF ROBERT SMITHSON

CONSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCE

BODY AND LANDSCAPE

WORKI NG WITH NATURE

REGENERATION

ART,ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIROPIMENT

COSMIC CYCLES，PRIVATE RITUALS

ANOTHER PLACE

THE EXPANDED FIELD OF LAND ART

NOTES

SELECTED FURTHER READING

INDEX