• A general view shows the "East-West/West-East" sculpture by American artist Richard Serra during sunset in Qatar's Dukhan desert, west of the capital Doha, on October 9, 2022. (Photo by Ivan PISARENKO / AFP)
    A general view shows the "East-West/West-East" sculpture by American artist Richard Serra during sunset in Qatar's Dukhan desert, west of the capital Doha, on October 9, 2022. (Photo by Ivan PISARENKO / AFP)
  • Michael Heizer's 'City' project in the Nevada desert, 50 years in the making. Its exact location remained secret for many years, but according to Google Maps, it is a 253km drive from Las Vegas. Photo: Michael Heizer/Triple Aught Foundation
    Michael Heizer's 'City' project in the Nevada desert, 50 years in the making. Its exact location remained secret for many years, but according to Google Maps, it is a 253km drive from Las Vegas. Photo: Michael Heizer/Triple Aught Foundation
  • The Prada Marfa art installation, designed by duo Elmgreen & Dragset, in Marfa, Texas. Three hours from the nearest airport, it is, in fact, 'down the road' from the next location on our list and considered to be part of the same installation - Marfa being home for many artists and their works. Reuters
    The Prada Marfa art installation, designed by duo Elmgreen & Dragset, in Marfa, Texas. Three hours from the nearest airport, it is, in fact, 'down the road' from the next location on our list and considered to be part of the same installation - Marfa being home for many artists and their works. Reuters
  • Untitled box-like art, sometimes called Judd cubes, by Minimalist artist Donald Judd, on the grounds of the Chinati Foundation, a contemporary art museum in Marfa, Texas. Getty Images
    Untitled box-like art, sometimes called Judd cubes, by Minimalist artist Donald Judd, on the grounds of the Chinati Foundation, a contemporary art museum in Marfa, Texas. Getty Images
  • Nancy Holt's installation, 'Sun Tunnels' (1976), is located in the Great Basin Desert in north-west Utah, 331km from Salt Lake City. Getty Images
    Nancy Holt's installation, 'Sun Tunnels' (1976), is located in the Great Basin Desert in north-west Utah, 331km from Salt Lake City. Getty Images
  • One of the 51 steel figures by Antony Gormley at Lake Ballard in Western Australia. The figures extend around an ironstone mound on the edge of the lake and up to 10km in all directions. The most direct route from Perth, by car, is a mere 800km. Getty Images
    One of the 51 steel figures by Antony Gormley at Lake Ballard in Western Australia. The figures extend around an ironstone mound on the edge of the lake and up to 10km in all directions. The most direct route from Perth, by car, is a mere 800km. Getty Images
  • The 'Devenish Silo' artwork painted by Cam Scale, in Devenish, Australia. The Silo Art Trail is Australia's largest outdoor gallery and celebrates the region's people through a series of large-scale mural portraits painted on to grain silos, many of which date back to the 1930s. Getty Images
    The 'Devenish Silo' artwork painted by Cam Scale, in Devenish, Australia. The Silo Art Trail is Australia's largest outdoor gallery and celebrates the region's people through a series of large-scale mural portraits painted on to grain silos, many of which date back to the 1930s. Getty Images
  • Yayoi Kusama's 'Yellow Pumpkin' on Naoshima Island, in Japan. The island is known for its many installations and contemporary art museums. Photo: Unsplash
    Yayoi Kusama's 'Yellow Pumpkin' on Naoshima Island, in Japan. The island is known for its many installations and contemporary art museums. Photo: Unsplash
  • Lars Vilk's wooden artwork 'Nimis' in Kullaberg's nature reserve in Sweden. The site is a 4km drive from the nearest town of Molle, and then a 40-minute hike through the forest. EPA
    Lars Vilk's wooden artwork 'Nimis' in Kullaberg's nature reserve in Sweden. The site is a 4km drive from the nearest town of Molle, and then a 40-minute hike through the forest. EPA

The world's most isolated artworks - in pictures


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Richard Serra's East-West/West-East installation — which is spread over more than a kilometre — is located about 70km from Doha, with a four-wheel drive vehicle needed to reach the rusted steel plates deep in the Qatari desert.

And you have to trek deep into the outback to Western Australia's Lake Ballard to see Turner Prize winner Antony Gormley's Inside Australia. The nearest town, a gold-mining settlement called Menzies, is home to just 103 people and is about 18 kilometres away. Created in 2003, the 51 sculptures were derived from laser scans and represented each Menzies resident at the time.

From Michael Heizer's City in the Las Vegas desert to Lars Vilks' Nimis in the Swedish forest, take a look at the gallery above of some of the most isolated pieces of art around the world.

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Other acts on the Jazz Garden bill

Sharrie Williams
The American singer is hugely respected in blues circles due to her passionate vocals and songwriting. Born and raised in Michigan, Williams began recording and touring as a teenage gospel singer. Her career took off with the blues band The Wiseguys. Such was the acclaim of their live shows that they toured throughout Europe and in Africa. As a solo artist, Williams has also collaborated with the likes of the late Dizzy Gillespie, Van Morrison and Mavis Staples.
Lin Rountree
An accomplished smooth jazz artist who blends his chilled approach with R‘n’B. Trained at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, Rountree formed his own band in 2004. He has also recorded with the likes of Kem, Dwele and Conya Doss. He comes to Dubai on the back of his new single Pass The Groove, from his forthcoming 2018 album Stronger Still, which may follow his five previous solo albums in cracking the top 10 of the US jazz charts.
Anita Williams
Dubai-based singer Anita Williams will open the night with a set of covers and swing, jazz and blues standards that made her an in-demand singer across the emirate. The Irish singer has been performing in Dubai since 2008 at venues such as MusicHall and Voda Bar. Her Jazz Garden appearance is career highlight as she will use the event to perform the original song Big Blue Eyes, the single from her debut solo album, due for release soon.

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Updated: October 15, 2022, 7:06 AM