A&D Film Series: Levitated Mass

Events

Date: 11/15/23 6:00 PM
Website: adfilmseries.org
Location: Burlington, Brattleboro, Virtual

Levitated Mass is a two-story tall, 340-ton, granite boulder that
was moved from a quarry in Riverside, CA to the LA County
Museum of Art and mounted atop the walls of a gigantic slot in
the earth. The massive ‘land sculpture’ by one of America’s
most misunderstood artists, Michael Heizer, references the
expanse of art history—from ancient traditions of megalithic

stones to modern forms of abstract geometries and cutting-
edge feats of engineering. The boulder’s 105-mile journey

attracted international attention and challenged the imagination
of thousands of Southern Californians as it crawled through 22
cities on a football-field length, 206-wheeled trailer. The film
weaves together the story of the reclusive Heizer, the ambitions
of a major metropolitan museum, and the public’s reactions to
this massive display of modern yet eerily timeless conceptual art.

Contact: AD Film Series
Email: adfilmseries@ gmail.com

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