The main reason we stayed in Henderson was to see the Seven Magic Mountains. Beth and I had been wanting to see this beautiful and fun art installation for a long time, and we were so excited to be making our dreams a reality!
Even though it was outside with plenty of space to social distance, we still brought our masks.
Visible across the desert landscape along Interstate 15, Seven Magic Mountains offers a creative critique of the simulacra of destinations like Las Vegas. According to Rondinone, the location is physically and symbolically mid-way between the natural and the artificial: the natural is expressed by the mountain ranges, desert, and Jean Dry Lake backdrop, and the artificial is expressed by the highway and the constant flow of traffic between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Rondinone invites visitors to contemplate the desert space and its history of human intervention.
Seven Magic Mountains was produced by the Nevada Museum of Art and Art Production Fund. The exhibition opened May 11, 2016, and was originally scheduled to be on view for two years. Due to the incredible success of Seven Magic Mountains since its opening, artist Ugo Rondinone has expressed a strong desire to explore ways to keep the artwork on view at its current site. The Producers continue to work on an extension plan that would enable Seven Magic Mountains to remain on view for several years into the future. At the end of 2018, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a three-year permit extension for the artwork, allowing the installation to remain on view through the end of 2021. The art piece underwent a paint restoration in December of 2020, so there is a possibility of it remaining longer than one more year, let's hope that is the case.
The kids had so much fun playing tag and running circles around all the mountains. It was such a beautiful and sunny day, with a slight autumnal chill in the air. We had such a wonderful time here, it is definitely worth all the hype.
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