In the mid to late 1960s young artists on both sides of the Atlantic turned away from the enclosed space of the gallery and went out into the landscape，to make a revolutionary new type of art.Land art，or as it has been alternatively described Earth art，Earthworks or Environmental art.ranges in scale from the monumental works of Robert Smithson to the solitary walks undertaken by Richard Long or the often delicate and ephemeral structures created by Andy Goldsworthg.Now recognised as an important global movement， Land art includes elements of sculpture，photography,performance and conceptual art，and encompasses artists using materials as diverse as flowers，snow,earth and time.
Ben Tufnell has performed a real service，describing and situating recent re-engagements with landscape through art…This is a thorough and accessible guide to an important area of contemporary visual culture for specialists，gallery visitors and general readers' Professor John Haldane,University of St Andrews
In the mid to late 1960s young artists on both sides of the Atlantic turned away from the enclosed space of the gallery and went out into the landscape，to make a revolutionary new type of art.Land art，or as it has been alternatively described Earth art，Earthworks or Environmental art.ranges in scale from the monumental works of Robert Smithson to the solitary walks undertaken by Richard Long or the often delicate and ephemeral structures created by Andy Goldsworthg.Now recognised as an important global movement， Land art includes elements of sculpture，photography,performance and conceptual art，and encompasses artists using materials as diverse as flowers，snow,earth and time.
Many histories of Land art foCUS on the American masters of the movement：Robert Smithson，Michael Heizer,Walter De Maria and James Turrell.While making a thorough study of these figures，the author also examines the contribution of key figures such as Richard Long，Hamish Fulton，Giuseppe Penone，Joseph Beuys and Ana Mendieta，as well as a number of younger artists whose work makes an equally powerful contribution to the story of Land art.
INTRODUCTION
THE NEW LANDSCAPE ART
SIMPLE，PRACTICAL，EMOTIONAL，QUIET,VIGOROUS
THE ART OF RICHARD LONG
ENTROPY AND THE NEW MONUMENTS
THE ART OF ROBERT SMITHSON
CONSTRUCTION AND EXPERIENCE
BODY AND LANDSCAPE
WORKI NG WITH NATURE
REGENERATION
ART,ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIROPIMENT
COSMIC CYCLES，PRIVATE RITUALS
ANOTHER PLACE
THE EXPANDED FIELD OF LAND ART
NOTES
SELECTED FURTHER READING
INDEX