The American artist Michael Heizer has never really articulated his intention for City, a monumental, sprawling complex of mounds, geoglyphs and concrete pyramids set in the brutally hot and inaccessible high desert of Nevada, about three hours north-west of Las Vegas.
But after a 50-year wait, this week visitors will finally have the opportunity to start forming their own interpretations of the work by the 77-year-old land artist. The sculpture is not ritualistic and may not be entirely understandable or necessarily useful. Its presence alone may be its greatest strength.
