Media

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In the News

Mohave Valley Daily News: Defaced colorful art installation near Vegas to be cleaned


Reno Gazette Journal: Seven Magic Mountains Las Vegas art installation damaged


Las Vegas Weekly: Seven Magic Mountains Restoration


THRILLIST: 45 Free Things You Absolutely Must Do in Las Vegas


Departures: Looking to the Past for Art Inspiration


Yelp Official Blog: Top Labor Day Weekend Staycations According to Yelp


CNN Travel: Chef Giada De Laurentiis’ Las Vegas hot spots


Las Vegas Weekly: Vegas for Tourists: How to Pack Your Visitors’ Vacation with a Whirlwind of Fun


Glamour Magazine: A gal’s guide to Las Vegas


Juxtapoz Magazine: Las Vegas Continues with Art Tourism


Kumparan: Seven Magic Mountains, Tumpukan Batu Warna-warni Instagramable di AS


Las Vegas Review-Journal: Las Vegas art museum draws closer to reality


Reno Gazette-Journal: Nevada Museum of Art to expand to Las Vegas


The Guardian: An Art Tour of Las Vegas


Tampa Bay Times: ‘Seven Magic Mountains’ near Las Vegas is an Instagram dream


Artsy: The Photographer Who Went to Extreme Measures to Capture America’s Greatest Land Art


DatingAdvice.com: Ugo Rondinone’s “Seven Magic Mountains” in Las Vegas Provides an Artistic Backdrop for a Date, Proposal or Wedding


NZ Herald: Vegas for grown-ups: in search of well-being, dining and culture in Clark County, Nevada


India.com: 6 Incredible Road Trips You Must Take in Nevada


The Culture Trip: Everything to Know About Nevada’s Seven Magic Mountains


Washington Post: Taking a gamble on a revitalized Reno


National Geographic: Discover the Best of Las Vegas


Buzzfeed Bring Me: Go See This Vegas Art Installation Before It’s Gone!


ELITE DAILY: The Seven Magic Mountains Are Meant For Your Next Dreamy Instagram Snap


US News & World Report: Museum Looking to Extend Rock Sculptures’ Nevada Stay


Las Vegas Review Journal: Seven Magic Mountains may stay longer in Nevada desert


KTNV: Museum looking to extend Seven Magic Mountains stay


Reno Gazette Journal: Nevada has fallen in love with 7 Magic Mountains, so it’s staying (for now)


Reno News & Review: Magic Moment


Travelocity: 8 Colorful Travel Destinations To Brighten Your Day


The Culture Trip: A Postcard From Las Vegas: Seven Magic Mountains


Las Vegas Weekly: The 20 Greatest Attractions in Las Vegas History


CNN: Off the Strip: 10 places to explore outside Las Vegas


Huffington Post: American Roadtripper: An Abandoned Desert Journey from LA to Vegas


La Stampa Viaggi: In Nevada ci sono sette totem di pietra che rompono la monotonia del deserto


Artnet News: Need to Get Out of the City? Here Are 5 Art-Themed Day Trips for Summer’s Dog Days


Nevada Appeal: Discover your Nevada this summer


Las Vegas Review Journal: Study ranks Nevada among best states for road trips


Attraction Tickets Direct: Hidden Gems in Las Vegas


Passport Magazine: Las Vegas: Inside and Out


ELITE DAILY: Here’s How To Spend A Weekend Of Clean Living In Las Vegas


Business Insider: The best thing to see from your car in every state


Harper’s BAZAAR: #THELIST: 11 ART EXHIBITS YOU MUST SEE THIS SUMMER


The Kit: What to do in Las Vegas: The Coolest Places to Stay, Eat, Drink and See


The Kickstarter Blog: 10,000 Art Projects Funded on Kickstarter


This Is Reno: Las Vegas’ Seven Magic Mountains


My Modern Met: 20+ Places to Find Spectacular Public Art Around the U.S.


Las Vegas Weekly: Five Scenic Sunday Drives


ELITE DAILY: 10 Incredible Southwest Destinations That Will Bring Your Instagram To The Next Level


WIRED: 8 Remote Works of Art We Insist You Track Down


W Magazine: I Art U: 10 of the Best Valentine’s Day Gifts for the Art Lover in Your Life


Forbes Travel Guide: Spending Two Perfect Days in Las Vegas


Toronto Star: Exploring Nevada’s trilogy of free-range art offerings


The Blonde Abroad: The Ultimate Girlfriend Getaway Guide to Las Vegas


Atlas Obscura: An Art Lover’s Guide to Nevada


ArtNet News: What Your 2016 Art Instagram Posts Say About You


Nevada Magazine: Seven Magic Mountains


D’MARGE: Culture Shock: The Coolest Art Installations of 2016


ArtNet News: 35 Holiday Gifts for the Art Lover in Your Life


Las Vegas Review Journal: Nevada tourism panel OKs $150K to support Seven Magic Mountains display


W Magazine: A Guide to Everything You Missed at Art Basel Miami Beach 2016


Harper’s BAZAAR: 10 Exhibits You Can’t Miss At Art Basel


ArtNet News: Ugo Rondinone Brings a Rainbow-Hued Mountain to Miami Beach


Las Vegas Weekly: Selfies and Shares Abound with the Latest Wave of Public Art


CBS Sunday Morning: Rock Art: Seven Magic Mountains


CBS Sunday Morning: Art in the Nevada Desert


Betting on Art: A Las Vegas Vacation for the Gallery-Going Set


GLAMOUR Magazine UK: Destination Review: Las Vegas


CNN STYLE: Tremendous Feats of Public Art That Will Boggle Your Mind


Wallpaper*: Jason Wu S/S 2017


Buro 24/7: Best shows from NYFW SS17 Day 3: Jason Wu and Tommy Hilfiger


W Magazine: 10 NYFW Designers On the Art That Inspired Them This Season


Los Angeles Magazine: All the Weird Desert Art Within Road Trip Distance of L.A.


Reno News & Review: Art World Wonder


Harper’s Bazaar: #THELIST: 11 ART PILGRIMAGES TO MAKE IN YOUR LIFETIME


Los Angeles Times: A kind of psychedelic Stonehenge in the desert near Las Vegas


Huffington Post: Your Guide To The Best Outdoor Installations Of The Summer 2016


The Conversation: Art or Amusement Park? Tremendous Public Installations That Will Boggle Your Mind


Smithsonian.com: Six Monumental New Outdoor Art Installations to See This Summer


Azure: 5 More Hot Summer Pavilions and Installations


Oyster.com: Amazing Public Art Installations You Can’t Miss This Summer


Slate: Why Did This Artist Build Giant, Technicolor “Magic Mountains” in the Desert?


The WGSN Travel A-List: Antwerp, San Francisco, and Seoul


Wallpaper*: The heat is on: this summer’s unmissable outdoor installations


Las Vegas Weekly: WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE THINGS: THE DISREGARD AND VANDALISM OF ‘SEVEN MAGIC MOUNTAINS’


KUNR: Seven Magic Mountains Drawing Lots Of Roadside Attention


New York Times: Desert Art Installation Is Defaced


artnet: Vandals Deface Colossal Las Vegas Land Art Art Installation


Las Vegas Review Journal: TravelNevada contest tests knowledge of 20 Nevada sites


Fox 5 Vegas: ‘Seven Magic Mountains’ art installation vandalized


This Is Reno: NMA-Sponsored Land Art Draws Crowds Outside Of Las Vegas


ARTnews: This Magic Moment


Opening Media Snapshot


The New York Times: Building an Artist’s ‘Magic Mountains’ to Draw Visitors to the Desert


Desert Companion: Big Picture: Rocking the Art World


Las Vegas Weekly: LAND ART ON THE HORIZON: GET READY FOR UGO RONDINONE’S ‘SEVEN MAGIC MOUNTAINS’


Las Vegas Review Journal: Arts captured our imagination in new ways in 2015


Architectural Digest: The nonprofit organization Art Production Fund brings A-list installations to the world at large


Paint This Desert: Another Go For Day-Glo Public Art


KNPR: Art In The Desert: Human Artificiality In The Natural Landscape


Las Vegas Weekly: Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s ginormous rock totems in the Nevada desert


New York Times: Park Avenue Armory to Restore Tiffany-Designed Veterans Room


W Magazine: Ugo Rondinone has 
converted an 
abandoned church into 
one of the most divine 
live/work spaces 
in New York.


Vegas Seven: Slotzilla, Spider-Man and Seven Mountains of Stone


Press Releases

Seven Magic Mountains Artwork to Undergo Conversation and Maintenance

Reno, NV (July 26, 2022).  Seven Magic Mountains will undergo routine maintenance starting on Monday, August 1. During this time, the …


Seven Magic Mountains to Undergo Maintenance This Week

Reno, Nev. (December 6, 2020) — This week, Seven Magic Mountains will undergo painting restoration. A maintenance crew will be …


TWO SIGNATURE ‘SEVEN MAGIC MOUNTAINS’ EVENTS COMING SOON TO LAS VEGAS

Seven Magic Mountains producers invite the Las Vegas community to two upcoming public talks designed to provide an engaging, entertaining …


Seven Magic Mountains Statement in Response to June 5 Vandalism

For Immediate Release On June 5, 2016, the producers received notice of an unfortunate vandalism incident at the artwork. In …


Art Production Fund y el Museo de Arte de Nevada presentan Seven Magic Mountains de Ugo Rondinone, una instalación a gran escala en el desierto cercano a Las Vegas

Art Production Fund y el Museo de Arte de Nevada presentan Seven Magic Mountains de Ugo Rondinone, una instalación a gran …


Art Production Fund and Nevada Museum of Art Present Seven Magic Mountains by Ugo Rondinone, a large scale desert installation near Las Vegas

Across the desert south of Las Vegas, Nevada, rises a large, colorful anomaly. Seven colossal stone forms defy gravity with …


Art Production Fund and the Nevada Museum of Art Present Seven Magic Mountains by Ugo Rondinone

Art Production Fund and the Nevada Museum of Art are pleased to announce Ugo Rondinone’s Seven Magic Mountains, a large-scale …


‘SEVEN MAGIC MOUNTAINS,’ BY UGO RONDINONE, ENLISTS NEVADANS TO BRING MASSIVE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION TO THE DESERT

MEDIA CONTACT: Amanda Horn, Director of Communications, Nevada Museum of Art (o) 775.398.7228 / (m) 775.636.2567 / amanda.horn@nevadaart.org Bettina Prentice, …