Seven Magic Mountains is situated on and managed in partnership with the Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM), making free public access available for everyone. Seven Magic Mountains – What to Know Before You Go
Drive approximately 5 miles north on Las Vegas Blvd., and the artwork will appear on your right (east). Turn right (east) on NV-161 toward Las Vegas Blvd. Getting to Seven Magic Mountains from Los Angeles: Drive north on I-15 to Jean, NV (exit 12). Getting to Seven Magic Mountains from Las Vegas and Los Angeles And if this is just the beginning of your open air galleries discoveries? Get the lowdown on others in the area along the Free-Range Art Highway. You can also hit the dirt with miles-and-miles of OHV routes in the area, and be back in Vegas in time to make your spa treatment, tee time, or Cirque show. While you’re in the area, check out Goodsprings Ghost Town and the legendary Pioneer Saloon (and Hollywood elite Clark Gable and Carole Lombard’s connection to the place). Standing out against the desert landscape along Interstate 15, seven vibrant, stacked boulder towers beckon road trippers off the Free-Range Art Highway and into this open-air gallery for a photo opp you won’t forget.Ī completely perfect day trip off the Strip, pack the camera and head for Seven Magic Mountains.
The location is exactly what Rondinone was looking for, physically and symbolically between the natural and artificial-the natural expressed by mountain ranges and Jean Dry Lake, and the artificial represented by nearby I-15 and the constant flow of traffic between Los Angeles and Vegas. Renowned Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone certainly felt the magic of Nevada’s mighty Mojave when creating his public land art installation (Seven Magic Mountains) in cooperation with the Nevada Museum of Art and Art Production Fund, building seven three-story, day-glo towers sourced from the surrounding desert. Hey, what can we say? Nevada is an inspiring place.
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