Swiss artist Christoph Buchel is going underground for his next exhibition: he plans to bury a decommissioned 727 jetliner 38 feet under the surface of the Mojave desert for his piece "Terminal."
Viewers who make the drive out to Boron will be able to take a passageway and go inside the airplane whose windows will be sealed.
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Underground Art: Swiss Artist Will Bury a 727 Jetliner Under the Mojave Desert
Road Tripping: An Abandoned Waterpark in the Desert
If you've driven the I-15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, you've probably noticed signs for the eerily empty Rock-a-Hoola Waterpark. Ever wondered what the heck that creepy, colorful, sketchy place was?
Never Too Late: Woman Murdered in 1946 Identified
It's never too late to solve a murder mystery, and in the case of a woman who was killed 65 years ago and whose remains were left in a California desert, investigators have finally found answers. CBS News reports that bones found in the Mojave Desert match the DNA of a family member of Betty Walraven, who was killed in 1946.
Google Blowing $55M into SoCal Desert Wind Farm Project
As part of its ongoing mission to give their bucks to green projects, internet search giant Google has announced they will finance a portion of the Alta Wind Energy Center (AWEC) in the Mojave Desert. Google posted details about their investment on their blog, explaining that the will be putting their money towards what's known as the 102 MW Alta IV project; portions of the AWEC are already up and running.
Federal Agency Admits Not Following Procedure in Issuing Permit for Last Summer's Deadly California 200 Race
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the federal agency responsible for issuing permits for off-highway vehicle (OHV) events, has released the results of an internal review conducted as a follow-up to the deadly August 2010 Mojave Desert crash that took the lives of eight race spectators.
Desert Racing Suspended for Company Involved in Fatal Event, Senators Quiz Federal Agency
The federal agency that permitted a race that ended in eight deaths has suspended the company from producing more events while an investigation takes place. The move comes a day after both California senators questioned the Bureau of Land Management in a joint letter.
Controversial Cross in Mojave Desert Stolen
On the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court case decision on the constitutionality of a war memorial cross in Mojave National Preserve, the item itself has been stolen, the National Park Service is reporting this morning.
Screening Tonight: Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Starring the voluptuous badass Tura Satana as Varla, FPKK is the story of 3 drag racin’ go-go dancers looking for kicks & trouble when they con their way onto an old man’s desert property after a day of murder & kidnapping.
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