November 2023 Press Round-up

What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in November

by Will Heinrich, John Vincler, Travis Deihl, Blake Gopnik, Jillian Steinhauer, Max Lakin, Dawn Chan and Roberta Smith

The New York Times, November 1, 2023

“Want to see new art in New York this weekend? Check out Anish Kapoor’s Vantablack paintings in Chelsea and a one-of-a-kind white cube by Ser Serpas in Chinatown. And don’t miss Nancy Holt’s video work in the Financial District.”

This Week in Culture: November 6 - 12

Cultured Magazine, November 6, 2023

“Late American artist Nancy Holt is most well-known for her large-scale land art and environmental works, but she also worked in other mediums such as installation art, photography, and video. This month, selected pieces will be on display at Dunkunsthalle, a project space within a discontinued Dunkin Donuts in the Financial District, founded by New York-based artist Rachel Rossin.”

A Landmark Exhibition about Land Art: “Groundswell” at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas

by Leslie Thompson

Glasstire, November 7, 2023

“A new exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center, Groundswell: Women of Land Art, expands the art historical lens and reframes our understanding of this movement. ”

The Unsung Women of American Land Art

by Lauren Moya Ford

Hyperallergic, November 14, 2023

“The mainstream history of land art in the United States has long been defined by male protagonists … But Groundswell: Women of Land Art, a new exhibition at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, rewrites that history, revealing a much richer account of who makes land art and what it can be.”

Accessing an Arts-Rich Community

SFPS Fine Arts Department builds partnerships to engage students in art

By Mo Charnot

Santa Fe Reporter, November 15, 2023

“Gonzales Community School’s seventh-graders are gathered in front of artist Nancy Holt’s Light and Shadow Photo Drawings at the Vladem Contemporary Museum of Art, describing what about the photo series stands out to them.”

Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels (1978) on view at Dunkunsthalle, New York, 2023

Archived News

From Dawn till Dusk 2025

We are proud to partner with Land Art Lives, in collaboration with Land Art Contemporary, Land Arts of the American West, to present the second edition of a special livestream conversation between two iconic earthworks by Robert Smithson: Spiral Jetty (1970) and Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971). 

Chapter Eight of Tuesday Texts

We are happy to announce that throughout August we are publishing the eighth chapter of our Tuesday Text Series as part of our ongoing Scholarly Text Program, which invites thinkers to focus on a single artwork by Holt and/or Smithson. 

Every Tuesday will be publishing a new essay or selecting an essay first published in 2019 on our website, which all include images selected by the author, a short bibliography, citation reference, and endnotes pointing to the author’s references.