Ugo Rondinone – Seven Magic Mountains Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016
Photo: Gianfranco Gorgoni/artproductionfund.org
About ‘Seven Magic Mountains’
Seven Magic Mountains by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone sits comfortably in the desert south of Las Vegas in Nevada. The colossal work is made up of seven towering sculptures of stones weighing up to a ton each. The huge limestone boulders are stacked on top of one another. Each tower is made up of three to six stones and each stone has a specific color with each stack standing as high as 9 to 10.5 meters. Seven Magic Mountains is now one of the largest land-based art installations in the United States in the last 40 years.
The meaning of the work
Ugo Rondinone is known to be a lover of nature and some of his works revolve around the sun, the moon, and the cosmos. The artwork goes further to emphasize the kind of interest the artist has in natural phenomena and how they reformulate in art and refers to the natural world, existentialism and romanticism all concurrently in a mental trinity that the artist’s works have been known for. According to the artist, Seven Magic Mountains brings out the togetherness and unity between nature and human, natural and artificial, as well as the past and the present.
Why is it relevant?
This work has become like a special art pilgrimage site as it evokes a kind of spirituality that is bound to have spectators engaged and leave them in awe. The location brings about a feeling of stability from the mammoth sizes of the boulders. Seven Magic Mountains is placed strategically such that viewers will be able to view it from different angles and perspectives, and is getting the expected reactions from the public. Whenever people stumble upon it, they smile and bring out their phones to take pictures. It is also making waves on social media as many people are talking about it.
Photos of ‘Seven Magic Mountains Las Vegas’
Ugo Rondinone – Seven Magic Mountains Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016
Photo: Gianfranco Gorgoni/artproductionfund.org
Ugo Rondinone – Seven Magic Mountains Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016
Photo: Gianfranco Gorgoni/artproductionfund.org
Ugo Rondinone – Seven Magic Mountains Las Vegas, Nevada, 2016 (installation)
Photo: Gianfranco Gorgoni/artproductionfund.org
‘Miami Mountain’, 2016, Miami Beach
Ugo Rondinone – Miami Mountain, The Bass, Miami Beach, 2016
Ugo Rondinone – Miami Mountain, The Bass, Miami Beach, 2016
Mountain sculptures
Ugo Rondinone – Installation view, Clouds + Mountains + Waterfalls, Sadie Coles HQ. Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London
Ugo Rondinone – Unique Stone Sculptures
Ugo Rondinone – Purple Pink Red Orange Yellow Green Mountain
Ugo Rondinone – Black Blue Pink Mountain, 2015, painted stone, stainless steel, pedestal
Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London
Ugo Rondinone – Orange Yellow Green Blue Pink Red Mountain, 2015, painted stone, stainless steel, pedestal
Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London
Ugo Rondinone – Unique Stone Sculpture Blue
Ugo Rondinone – Yellow Pink Red Mountain, 2015, painted stone, stainless steel, pedestal
Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London
Ugo Rondinone – Blue Black White Mountain, 2015, painted stone, stainless steel, pedestal
Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London
Ugo Rondinone – Blue Yellow Mountain, 2015, painted stone, stainless steel, pedestal
Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London
Ugo Rondinone – Green Yellow Orange Red Pink Mountain, 2015, painted stone, stainless steel, pedestal
Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London
Ugo Rondinone – Red Silver Yellow Mountain, 2015, painted stone, stainless steel, pedestal
Courtesy Sadie Coles HQ, London
All images by Ugo Rondinone/ugorondinone.com unless otherwise noted.
Location
S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89054
(775) 398-7228 (Nevada Museum of Art)
Open 24h
No admission fee
Parking
Please park in the onsite parking lot. Street parking is discouraged. No public transportation is available to the installation site.
How to get here
From Las Vegas
From I-15 S to Sloan Rd. Leave at exit 25. Turn left (east) to Las Vegas Boulevard. Drive about 7 miles south on Las Vegas Blvd. Seven Magic Mountains will appear on your left (east).
From Los Angeles
Drive north on I-15 to Jean, NV. Leave at exit 12. Turn right (east) on NV-161 toward Las Vegas Blvd. Drive about 5 miles north on Las Vegas Blvd. Seven Magic Mountains Las Vegas will appear on your right (east).
