Fitchburg Art Museum Director Nick Capasso will discuss contemporary art on Wednesday, April 10, as part of Fitchburg State University’s Humanities Visiting Speaker Series.
Capasso, a recognized authority on contemporary sculpture and public art, will present “Understanding Land Art” at 3:30 p.m. April 10 at Ellis White Lecture Hall in Hammond Hall.
His remarks will explain art history and major aesthetic themes in American earthworks and site-specific sculpture from the late 1960s to the present. The Land Art movement will be traced from its roots in minimalism through its engagements with ancient architecture, the American West, environmentalism and public commemoration. Artists to be discussed include Walter di Maria, Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, Christo, Alan Sonfist, Patricia Johanson, Maya Lin and Andy Goldsworthy.
Admission is free and open to the public.
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