Description: The most comprehensive account available of Michael Heizer's art by a writer and curator who has critical experience with the artist and his work.
Review Quotes:
'The book - which reads one part art criticism, one part unauthorized biography - puts Heizer's standalone work in the context of an artist's life that has, up until now, remained largely off limits.' - Josie Glassberg, Double Scoop Fox's erudition and keen insight is the Future Monument's draw.
'Fox knew and collaborated with Heizer for a time between the late 80's and early 2000's. The questions that drive the book's narrative seem to have first emerged during that period. For instance, what was the extent to which Robert Heizer influenced his son, beyond instilling an intellectual passion for archaeology? It turns out many of Heizer's more pronounced traits, including his obsessiveness and surliness, could be found in both his father and grandfather. Fox takes these and other insights, gathered from personal conversations, interviews, and additional sources, and weaves them seamlessly with archaeological research, history, and art journalism to craft a cohesive text. Pocketing the text are interview transcripts with Deiro, who provides fascinating anecdotes of time spent with Heizer as well as details some of the technical and political efforts that went in to Heizer's works.' - Aaron King, THE DIRT