The Dia Art Foundation announced that it will launch a major conservation project in May for Nancy Holt's monumental artwork, on show in Utah's Great Basin Desert. This will be the first time that "Sun Tunnels" will undergo restoration work since its conception in 1973. "Sun Tunnels" is composed of four concrete cylinders, each 18 feet long and 9 feet in diameter. Arranged in an "X" formation, the cylinders are aligned to frame the sun on the horizon during the summer and winter solstices. At the top of each tunnel, Holt drilled small holes representing the constellations Draco, Perseus, Columba and Capricorn. The 10-day renovation will target the cracking and erosion of the co...
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