Robert Smithson

Robert Smithson was born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1938. He died in Amarillo, Texas, in 1973.

Art

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A protruding, white geometric cross mounted on a white wall with a shadow casting on the bottom right side of the cross. The cross is made up of three levels of cubes that increase to the intersection of the cross. — Robert Smithson

Untitled, 1966
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Four-Sided Vortex, 1967
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Six pairs of mirrors set in right angles at the junction of the wall and floor with piles of gravel atop the cracked floor mirrors. — Robert Smithson

Gravel Mirrors with Cracks and Dust, 1968
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A large, pyramid-shaped pile of gray salt with a mirror inset on top. — Robert Smithson

Closed Mirror Square (Cayuga Salt Mine Project), 1969
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A mound of sand on a concrete floor with a rectangular mirror sticking out of it. — Robert Smithson

Leaning Mirror, 1969
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A pile of teal glass on a concrete floor. — Robert Smithson

Map of Broken Glass (Atlantis), 1969
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A drawing with an amorphous shape in the center with small triangles overlapping within it; the words — Robert Smithson

Map of Broken Clear Glass (Atlantis), 1969
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An aerial view of a large spiral made of rocks that runs counterclockwise from the shore into a pink lake. — Robert Smithson

Spiral Jetty, 1970
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Exhibitions and Projects

A man stands on a rocky terrain with a low mountain range behind him and a double rainbow in the sky. — Playlist

Robert Smithson’s Record Collection

May 2020, Artist Playlists
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A pile of teal glass on a concrete floor. — Exhibition

Robert Smithson

Long-term view, Dia Beacon
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An aerial view of a large spiral made of rocks that runs counterclockwise from the shore into a pink lake. — Site

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty

Great Salt Lake, Utah
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Books

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Robert Smithson: Spiral Jetty

This comprehensive publication considers Smithson's sculpture Spiral Jetty in relation to its eponymous companions—a text work and a film.

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Mark Dion on Robert Smithson

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Cruzvillegas-Smithson — Abraham Cruzvillegas on Robert Smithson
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Dion-Smithson — Mark Dion on Robert Smithson
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Trevor Paglen on Robert Smithson

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Abraham Cruzvillegas on Robert Smithson

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Diana Thater on Robert Smithson

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Artists On Robert Smithson Book Launch

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Matthew Buckingham on Robert Smithson

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Rayyane Tabet on Robert Smithson

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smithson_book_thumb — Artists On Robert Smithson Book Launch
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baxter butler smithson diatalks thumb — Bonnie Baxter and Jaimi Butler on Robert Smithson
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Jeanne Dunning on Walter De Maria and Robert Smithson

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AoA-fernandez — Teresita Fernández on Robert Smithson
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paglen-smithson-AoA — Trevor Paglen on Robert Smithson
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dream-combine-AoA — Dream the Combine on Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson
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Dream the Combine on Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson

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An aerial view of a large spiral made of rocks that runs counterclockwise from the shore into a pink lake. — Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty
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