Adjacent, Against, Upon
Artist
Michael Heizer
MediumConcrete, granite
Dimensions108 x 300 x 360 in. (274.3 x 762 x 914.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineNational Endowment for the Arts, Contemporary Art Council of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle City Light 1% for Art funds
Description: The work consists of three large granite slabs (30 to 50 tons each) quarried in the Cascade Range and transported by barge and train to their present site. The slabs were placed in a row along the narrow waterfront park, one lying adjacent to a five sided concrete plinth, another resting against an angular four sided plinth, and the last resting atop a three sided plinth. Visitors are able to view the work from a path which traverses its length.
This was the first public artwork artist Michael Heizer had created for a city. It was a precursor to the many artist-initiated projects and programs organized in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Location: Myrtle Edwards Park, 3130 Alaskan Way, Seattle WA 98119
This was the first public artwork artist Michael Heizer had created for a city. It was a precursor to the many artist-initiated projects and programs organized in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Location: Myrtle Edwards Park, 3130 Alaskan Way, Seattle WA 98119
Michael Heizer
