<DIV>Prize-winning critic, curator, and activist Lucy R. Lippard is one of America's most influential writers on contemporary culture, a pioneer in the fields of conceptualism and feminist art. Hailed for "the breadth of her reading and the comprehensiveness with which she considers the things that define place" (<I>New York Times</I>), Lippard now turns her keen eye to the politics of land use and art in an evolving New West.<BR><BR>Working from lived experience in a New Mexico village and inspired by a fascination with gravel pits in the landscape, Lippard weaves a series of fascinating themes—among them mining, land art, adobe building, ruins, Indian land rights, the Old West, tourism, photography, and water—into a tapestry that illuminates the relationship between culture and the land. From threatened Native American sacred sites to the history of uranium mining, Lippard frames a skeptical examination of the "subterranean economy." She also explores the tragic loss of landscape and habitat, grounding her criticism in vital issues that affect us all.<BR><BR>Featuring more than 200 gorgeous color images, <I>Undermining</I> is a must-read for anyone eager to explore a new way of understanding the relationship between art and place in a rapidly shifting society.</DIV>