Landform
About this artwork
Landform creates a visual link between the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art's Modern One building and Modern Two, which is situated directly across the road. The work is a combination of sculpture, garden and land art: a striking backdrop to events at the Gallery and a platform for viewing the gallery's outdoor sculpture collection. The shapes of Landform are inspired by nature, where they can be seen in waves, clouds and geological formations. The work also has a social function, as visitors can walk and sit on the terraced paths. Landform won the Gulbenkian Prize for Museum of the Year, 2004.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Charles Jencks (1939 - 2019) American
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title:Landform
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date created:2001
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credit line:Commissioned 2001
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accession number:UGMA 007
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Charles Jencks
Charles Jencks
American architect and architectural historian Professor Charles Jencks is probably best known as the critic who first defined Post-Modernism in architecture, which led to its subsequent definition in many other areas. A visiting professor at the University of California in Los Angeles, he wrote...