Land Art Mongolia (LAM 360°) is a

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art festival in

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History

Land Art Mongolia was launched in 2006 in tandem with a Land Art Symposium in

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. Artists from 16 countries participated. The Land Art Mongolia event was presented during the opening of the

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. The 2021 edition was split into two events: urban public art and land art. Some participating artists included

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, Marc Schmitz,

Jacek Tylicki Jacek Tylicki (born 1951 in Sopot, Poland) is a Polish artist who settled in New York City in 1982. Tylicki works in the field of land art, installation art, and site-specific art. His conceptual projects often raise social and environmenta ...

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, among others.

Organizer

MNG 360° (MNG 360° БАЙГАЛИЙН УРЛАГ МОНГОЛ) is an

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based independent arts organization dedicated to raising awareness of issues such as

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, nomadic culture, ecological decentralization and democracy through

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. Their main project is this biennial, which takes places throughout the

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and offers residency and an exhibit space to artists working in these fields. Marc Schmitz is the founder of the Land Art Mongolia Biennial and has served as artistic director since 2010. Marc Schmitz has been married to artist Dolgor Ser-Od since 2008.

Editions

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References

External links

landartmongolia.com
Exhibitions Art biennials Land art Conferences 2006 establishments in Mongolia Art exhibitions in Mongolia