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The Lightning Field

land art work by Walter De Maria
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The Lightning Field

Summary

The Lightning Field is a work of art[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lightning Field is the creator of Walter De Maria[3].
  • The Lightning Field is located in New Mexico[4].
  • The Lightning Field is in the country of United States[5].
  • The Lightning Field's instance of is recorded as work of art[6].
  • The Lightning Field's instance of is recorded as land art[7].
  • The Lightning Field's commissioned by is recorded as Dia Art Foundation[8].
  • The Lightning Field's maintained by is recorded as Dia Art Foundation[9].
  • The Lightning Field's genre is land art[10].
  • The Lightning Field's genre is public art[11].
  • The Lightning Field is made of steel[12].
  • 1977 marks the founding of The Lightning Field[13].
  • The Lightning Field's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.5167, 'lon': -108.106}[14].
  • The Lightning Field's official website is recorded as http://www.lightningfield.org/[15].

Body

Geography

The Lightning Field is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in New Mexico[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include work of art[6] and land art[7].

History and Context

1977 marks the founding of The Lightning Field[13].

Why It Matters

The Lightning Field has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

New Mexico United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Trivialist · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Instance of → —
    Commissioned by → Dia Art Foundation
    Genre → land art, public art
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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