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Book SynopsisSpanning four continents and six countries, this book introduces new art landscapes that fuse architecture, the reuse of found structures, environmentalism, and artistic experimentation. It features essays that discusses important historical precedents and considers the defining characteristics of new art landscapes.
Trade Review"Smart, handsomely illustrated... Raymund Ryan has gathered a visual feast of institutions that illustrate the future of museums." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "A look at six art venues around the world that break the mold (with the Olympic Sculpture Park included)." Seattle Times "[Explores] the idea of taking the museum out of doors and weaving art into a natural or constructed landscape." Form "These locations not only offer opportunities for curators, architects, and landscape architects to consider relationships between the various areas of focus, they give artists unconventional venues for creating and displaying art." Archidose [Represents] a departure from the traditional museum gallery space, as well as from expectations of how a gallery should be experienced." artdaily.org "Ryan not only proposes a move away from traditional curation, but a move toward a more democratic museum typology, a model in which architecture, art, and nature hold equal clout in an aesthetic experience. The viewer is encouraged to roam and discover in the Green Maze. And for the museums of the future, a new form may lie at the end of these labyrinths." -- Anna Fixsen Architectural Record
