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Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer

Levitated Mass

Michael Heizer · 1983

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DETAILS
Artist
Michael Heizer
Date
1983
Medium
Lithograph, screenprint, etching
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
32 × 46 1/2 in. (81.3 × 118.1 cm)
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Credit line
Gift of Tyler Graphics Ltd., in honor of William S. Lieberman, 2003
ART MOVEMENTS
Land art
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