Though obviously not a work of contemporary art, the "Very Large Array" antennae installation has an undeniable visual/spatial connection with works such as A-Z Regeneration Field (Zittel) and Lightning Field (De Maria). You may even drive passed it on your way to see the later. The Very Large Array, one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico.
Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. The data from the antennas is combined electronically to give the resolution of an antenna 36km (22 miles) across, with the sensitivity of a dish 130 meters (422 feet) in diameter. The array is currently in the "D configuration." For more information or details on guided tours see http://www.vla.nrao.edu/
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