In 19 72, michael hyse began work on city. He gouged out 200 and forty thousand tons of earth and rock from the mormon misa in nevada to make a work that he called double negative. In a time when art comes to us so easily through screens, through phones, through social media, sometimes you have to go to it. City is about to open to the public, but only six people a day will be allowed in.
The leader who oversaw the Soviet Union’s collapse had only intended to reform it. But the propaganda and repression he abhorred were what held it together. A speed bump lies ahead for electric vehicles: manufacturing and mining capacity may not keep up with battery demand. And visiting a vast landscape sculpture in Nevada’s desert ahead of this week’s public opening.
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