Past
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Manar Abu Dhabi
Self Similar 20 Nov 2023 - 30 Jan 2024 Self Similar, a large-scale and immersive, site-specific land work by American artist Jim Denevan was a part of the inaugural edition of the Department of Culture and Tourism's new Public Art Abu Dhabi initiative, Manar Abu Dhabi. The city-wide light art exhibition curated by Reem Fadda, Director of Abu Dhabi... Read more -
Labadi Beach
Accra, Ghana 10 Dec 2022 Labadi Beach, Accra, Ghana, 12, November, 2022- At the mouth of Kpeshi Lagoon, Jim Denevan led a team of Ghanaian artisans to create a large-scale sand art installation. Constructed in just one day, this massive artwork was composed of 240 circular sand mounds, each two hundred feet apart. With a... Read more -
Chesterman Beach
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San Gregorio State Beach
San Mateo County, California 1 May 2022 Jim Denevan completed an ephemeral sand installation on San Gregorio State Beach in San Mateo County, California, created exclusively for the Financial Times . This work featured hundreds of sculpted sand dunes of varying sizes, each with a carved indentation at the top. The installation incorporated the natural influence of... Read more -
AlUla Saudi Arabia
Desert X 11 Feb - 22 Mar 2022 Desert X AlUla is a collaboration between Desert X and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) established to advance new cultural dialogue through art. The first site-responsive exhibition of its kind in Saudi Arabia, it fosters dialogue and exchange between artists, curators and international and local communities, shaped by a... Read more -
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival 17 Dec 2014 - 17 Jan 2015 The 17th Islamic Arts Festival in 2014 was led by the Sharjah Art Museum. The festival featured Sharjah Sun/Light , a large-scale, site-responsive installation by land artist Jim Denevan, presented under the theme Art & Science . The festival showcased Denevan’s exploration of light, geometry, and natural form. The Islamic... Read more -
Spanish Banks, Vancouver
Vancouver Biennale 22 May 2010 In 2010, Jim Denevan was selected for the Vancouver Biennale, renowned as the “World’s Open Air Museum.” The Biennale is unique among art exhibitions, emphasizing accessibility and public engagement by placing museum-quality works in Vancouver’s public spaces over a two-year span. The 2010 Winter Olympics, with its global audience, highlighted... Read more -
Black Rock Desert
Nevada, 2009 1 May 2009 Jim Denevan’s artwork in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA, in May 2009 broke the Guinness world record for the largest artwork created from sand. Denevan’s piece was 4.86 km (3.02 miles) in diameter and contained 1,000 individual circles. The piece was completed in seven days, done by etching the... Read more -
Black Rock Desert
Nevada, 2008 1 Jul 2008 Across the hot Black Rock salt plain, Jim Denevan used garden implements and wooden sticks to create three miles of geometric pattern. Making three trips to the desert and taking a total of nine days, Jim walked over 100 miles scraping and angling his perfectly geometric designs onto the desert... Read more
