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The Harrison Studio
Born in 1932, New York City, United States
Overview
The Harrison Studio consists of Newton Harrison (1932-2022) and Helen Mayer Harrison (1927-2018). Often simply referred to as “The Harrisons,” the husband-and-wife team were leading pioneers of the Ecological Art movement. Although contemporaries of other Land Artists such as Robert Smithson or Walter de Maria, a forthright activism sets The Harrison Studio apart. Their aim was really for their art to inspire change. During their prolific fifty-year career, the Harrisons produced work across a v...Read more
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You Have Been Weighted in the Scales, As Have We, 2011
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Untitled (Outtake from Seventh Lagoon Cycle), Made, 1981 - 1984
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Composting in the Pentagon with Worm Tailings, 2017
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Garden of Hot Winds and Warm Rains (A Prophesy), 1996
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Survival Piece #2: Notations on the Ecosystem of the Great Western Salt Works, 1971
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Tibet is the High Ground Sketch 1
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The Harrison Studio
Making Earth, 1969-70
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The Harrison Studio
Making Earth (1970), 1970 - ongoing
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Survival Piece II: Notations on the Ecosystem of the Western Saltworks with the Inclusion of Brine Shrimp, 1972
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Meditation on the Gabrieleno, Whose Name for Themselves is No Longer Remembered, 1976
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San Diego as the Center of a World, 1974
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Devil’s Gate: A Refugia for Pasadena, 1987
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Green Heart Vision, 1994
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