Landscaping Islands: Alex Hartley’s “Nowhereisland” and Floating Histories in Contemporary British Art

• Published in: British Art Studies
• Main Author: Gill Perry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Yale University 2018
• Subjects: Alex Hartley; Robert Morris; Katrina Palmer; Lucy Orta; Rachel Whiteread; contemporary art; fine art; art history; british art; landscape; Fine Arts; N; Arts in general; NX1-820; Arctic; Orta
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17658/issn.2058-5462/issue-10/gperry; https://doaj.org/article/24883eb656774b0b9b548042d78384a8

Drawing on examples of installation, film, photography, and performance, this essay explores the significance of the island theme in contemporary British art. Focusing on Alex Hartley’s Nowhereisland, a floating construction that travelled from the Arctic to the south coast of England during the 201...