Will Heizer’s “City” Be Protected?
As City — Michael Heizer ’s vast Land Art installation in the Nevada desert — nears completion, the fate of the federally protected land surrounding it could soon be decided. Ryan Zinke, the US Interior Secretary, visited the state on Sunday, 30 July, as part of a review of 27 national monuments ordered by President Donald Trump, which could result in some of these lands being reopened to development. Although he cut his trip to Nevada short to return to Washington, DC, Zinke stopped by City and met with staff from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art including the director Michael Govan, who has been a key player in the project’s realization.
