Trees: view of tree being set by crane into concrete foundation during installation in eucalyptus grove. Mathieu Gregoire in foreground, and artist Terry Allen at right
Creator
Allen, Terry (American conceptual artist and musician, born 1943)
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Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design Garden and Landscape Architecture and City Planning Sculpture and Installations Artist description: "There are three trees. The Poetree is programmed with poems, stories, etc., by different writers, poets, and storytellers whom I invited to send a recorded work they would like people to hear coming out of a tree. The Music Tree is programmed with music by different musicians and songwriters I invited to send a recorded work they would like people to hear coming out of a tree. The Tree of Contents is silent. The names of everyone associated with the project to date are stamped into the lead surface of the Tree of Contents." UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact) Near the Geisel Library: University of California, San Diego; La Jolla, California, United States
public art site-specific works sculpture sound sculpture landscape architecture outdoor sculpture political art foundations (structural elements) installations
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ark:/20775/bb0308747t
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Contemporary Humor Nature Cranes (equipment) Construction (assembling) Satire Recycling Tombs Adaptive reuse Cherry pickers Forests American Trees Death University of California, San Diego--History Public art Site-specific works Sculpture Sound sculpture Landscape architecture Outdoor sculpture Political art Foundations (structural elements) Installations Gregoire, Mathieu (American conceptual artist, born 1953) Allen, Terry (American conceptual artist and musician, born 1943)
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