A cloudless walk (from the portfolio Travaux Publics, Public Works)
About this artwork
Richard Long’s art originates in walks made in Britain and abroad. In addition to photographing sculptures made along the way and producing annotated maps of his routes, he also records the walks in text form. He describes walking as art as ‘an ideal means for me to explore relationships between time, distance, geography and measurement.’ Long sets himself unique and specific routes - this work records a walk he made in France in 1995. This image is from the ‘Travaux Publics, Public Works’ portfolio, which explores different ways of using text and language in art. Each artist made a proposal for a work which was shown in a public space as well as being reproduced in the portfolio.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Richard Long (born 1945) English
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title:A cloudless walk (from the portfolio Travaux Publics, Public Works)
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date created:1996
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materials:Screenprint on paper
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measurements:40.00 x 50.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1997
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accession number:GMA 4192 M
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Richard Long
Richard Long
Long was born in Bristol, where he still lives. His work is about walking and the direct experience of nature. He trained from 1966-68 at St Martin's School of Art in London, where several of his contemporaries were busy questioning traditional forms of art. From the mid-1960s, while still a...
