BOOK:Destination Art-Phaidon Publications
Art tourism has been a popular pursuit for generations of adventurers, and “Destination Art” by Phaidon Publications is the essential guide to 500 must-see examples of permanently installed place-specific art of the 20th and 21st Centuries. The book is the essential guide to 500 must-see examples of permanently installed artworks from the last 100 years. With the book’s geographical organization and logistical details: including GPS coordinates, addresses, websites, and symbols indicating the degree of possible access, travel planning is made easy. The reader will find hidden artworks in big cities, explore art in nature, and trek to remote locales for one-of-a-kind experiences of art in unique locations. The artists featured in this global selection are among the world’s best, including Marina Abramović, Alexander Calder, Jenny Holzer, Yayoi Kusama, Henri Matisse, Henry Moore, Richard Serra, and many more. Highlighting the best and most significant of public art in city centers, sculpture parks, site-specific installations in museums, memorials designed by contemporary artists, works of land art, and much more, “Destination Art” is an informative and enjoyable overview of the most significant and travel-worthy art around the globe.–Dimitris Lempesis
