Elyn Zimmerman
Art lawnews
Unlike paintings and sculptures, site-specific art lacks protection under US law
Recent disputes over the dismantling, relocation or recontextualizing of site-specific works have underlined the limited protections for such art
After an extended fight, acclaimed sculptural installation will leave National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington
An accord calls for Elyn Zimmerman’s Marabar to head to a new site, with the move and reinstallation financed by the society
Board will revisit vote that would allow demolition of site-specific work at National Geographic Society’s home in Washington, DC
Board members say they were unaware that renovation plan would sacrifice Elyn Zimmerman’s installation
National Geographic Society defends disputed plan to remove sculptural installation
Organisation argues that Elyn Zimmerman’s site-specific 1984 work does not deserve protection
Public artnews
Art world figures protest plan to dismantle sculptural installation in Washington, DC
Arrangement of boulders around reflecting pool on National Geographic Society campus is cited as a landscape art masterpiece