The 340-ton megalith that is to be part of artist Michael Heizer’s monumental artwork, Levitated Mass is to begin its journey to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) tonight Tuesday, February 28. Due to its massive size, the boulder requires a complex and thoroughly reviewed transportation process from the quarry in Riverside County to the museum. Its transportation, made possible by Hanjin Shipping, will take place over the course of roughly eleven nights, traveling through four counties (Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los Angeles) and twenty-two cities.
The transporter carrying the boulder, specially designed for maximum safety, will travel on a predetermined route with movement happening only at night. For the route map and most up-to-date information regarding the transport, visit lacma.org/levitatedmass The boulder is one component of the greater artwork, Levitated Mass, which features a 456-foot-long concrete slot constructed on LACMA’s campus, over which the boulder sits. As visitors walk along the slot, it gradually descends to fifteen feet deep, running underneath the megalith, before ascending back up.
It will arrive to LACMA (very) early in the morning on Saturday, March 10th. The quarry where the boulder currently resides is in Riverside County—about 105 miles away.
LACMA will be providing updates at lacma.org/levitatedmass as it moves. If you see it pass through your neighborhood, take a picture! Upload it to Facebook and tag us, or post on Twitter (hashtag: #LevitatedMass).
Once the megalith arrives to LACMA, we will spend the next few weeks installing it over the 456-foot-long slot behind the Resnick Pavilion. The artwork will be ready for public viewing in the late spring/early summer. Stay tuned for further announcements. Via:[ARTDaily.com]
Watch a video of the move: www.lacma.org/
