Levitated Mass (2012) 

Michael Heizer

DESCRIPTION:   approx. 22-foot by 25-foot, 340-ton, granite boulder sculpture placed at grade above a 456-foot long viewing pathway to enable 360-degree viewing

This 340-ton boulder sculpture attracted wide media coverage for its 106-mile nighttime journey by special transit from Stone Valley Materials quarry in Jurupa Valley to its installation site at Resnick North Lawn.
See also:    "Levitated Mass" @ Google Arts & Culture

SCULPTURE AT JURUPA VALLEY QUARRY:
(Photo credit:  DurhamPress.com)
SCULPTURE IN TRANSIT:
(Photo credit:  Los Angeles Times)
(Photo credit:  Los Angeles Times)
ARRIVAL ON WILSHIRE BLVD. IN FRONT OF Urban Light:
(Photo credit:  Wall Street Journal online)
LOCATION:  Resnick North Lawn (adjacent to Sixth Street), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

NEARBY PERMANENT 

PUBLIC ART  

(3 min. walk)

Urban Light (2008) by Chris Burden

LOCATION:   Plaza in front of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA