Dia Art Foundations constellation of eleven art spaces across the globe. Designed with everyday art lovers and dedicated art tourists in mind, the book charts the institutions bold history and experimental present. Widely known for Dia Beacon, a destination museum in the Hudson Valley, Dia is the steward for seven dedicated artist sites and maintains four nontraditional exhibition spaces. The artist sitesiconic, site-specific artworks installed in places as disparate as Soho lofts and Times Square to the Utah desert and the Great Salt Lake Basinattest to Dias deep support of such artists as Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, and Walter De Maria. The book addresses the origins and ongoing significance of these visionary permanent artworks and exhibition spaces and is supplemented by artist writings, maps, and a timeline.
