Date of Award
Spring 5-8-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Susanna Cole
Second Advisor
Howard Singerman
Academic Program Adviser
Maria Antonella Pelizzari
Abstract
The following study investigates how Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels makes effective use of time and land to reprogram the modern viewer’s eye. By utilizing sculpture that is reminiscent of pre-historic observatories as an observational framing device against the landscape topography, the artwork succeeds in presenting a historic reconstruction of vision.
Recommended Citation
Capobianchi, Patrice M., "In Present Past: Sun Tunnels and the Historic Reconstruction of Vision" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/468
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