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#JuddRecommends ‘Groundswell: Women of Land Art’ opening this weekend at the Nasher Sculpture Center. The exhibition features twelve artists recognized for their sustained engagement with Land art: Lita Albuquerque, Alice Aycock, Beverly Buchanan, Agnes Denes, Maren Hassinger, Nancy Holt, Patricia Johanson, Ana Mendieta, Mary Miss, Jody Pinto, Michelle Stuart, and Meg Webster. Using materials like earth, wind, water, fire, wood, salt, rocks, mirrors, and explosives, American artists of the 1960s began to move beyond the white cube gallery space to work directly in the land. With ties to Minimal and Conceptual art, these artists placed less emphasis on the discrete object and turned their attention to the experience of the artwork—however fleeting or permanent that might be—foregrounding natural materials and the site itself to create works that were large in scale and located outside of typical urban art world circuits. While art historical narratives of Land art have been dominated by men, Groundswell intends to shift that focus to shed new light on the vast number of Land works by women artists, whose careers ran parallel to their better-known male counterparts, yet have received less recognition and representation in museum presentations. Two works by Meg Webster, who exhibited at 101 Spring Street both in 1984 and 2022, are included in Groundswell. Webster has long been guided by an environmentalist impulse to celebrate and preserve the natural world, making works designed to enhance the community’s appreciation for and understanding of the earth’s ecosystem. ‘Long Gates’ (1984/2023) and ‘Moss Bed, Queen,’ (1986/2005) were made on-site by Webster of rammed earth, soil, and moss. Learn more about the exhibition and programs on the Nasher Sculpture Center website. Watch an interview with Meg Webster about her exhibitions at 101 Spring Street on the Judd Foundation website. #LandArt #MegWebster #Texas #JuddRecommends Image: Meg Webster, ‘Moss Bed, Queen,’ 1986/2005, peat moss, earth, and plastic tarp, 10 x 60 x 80 inches. Walker Art Center, T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2006, 2006.15.1–4. Photo courtesy Nasher Sculpture Center. Art © Meg Webster.