Arts Council Land Art collection on display at Warwick Arts Centre

The conceptual, ephemeral, hand-made and organic representations of landscapes that were most prevelant during the mid-1960s to late-1970s take centre stage in a new exhibition at Warwick Arts Centre.
Forked Twigs In Water - bentham (1979) by Andy Goldsworthy, part of the Uncommon Ground exhibition at the Mead Gallery.Forked Twigs In Water - bentham (1979) by Andy Goldsworthy, part of the Uncommon Ground exhibition at the Mead Gallery.
Forked Twigs In Water - bentham (1979) by Andy Goldsworthy, part of the Uncommon Ground exhibition at the Mead Gallery.

Uncommon Ground: Land Art in Britain 1966-1979 opens at the Mead Gallery on Saturday (January 18) and features the work of 24 of some of the most important artists and artist groups working in the UK during the period.

The key artistic methods developed in the UK included taking photographs of actions and developing a marked awareness of rural traditions and contexts.

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Roger Ackling, Andy Goldsworthy, Richard Long and David Nash are among the artists represented. The Arts Council collection, from the Soutbank Centre in London, will be on display until March 8. Entry is free.

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