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Museums page for Robert Smithson ((1938 - 1973)), known for Earthworks, concept-site sketches. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1938 Passaic, New Jersey - 1973 Amarillo, Texas. Known for: Earthworks, concept-site sketches.
Known as one of the major innovative artists of the 20th century because of his earthworks and his views on the definition of art, Robert Smithson is frequently associated in people's minds with... Read full biography
Known as one of the major innovative artists of the 20th century because of his earthworks and his views on the definition of art, Robert Smithson is frequently associated in people's minds with Spiral Jetty, a 1970 earthwork that is a 1,500 foot coil of earth and black basalt extending into Utah's... Read full biography
Known as one of the major innovative artists of the 20th century because of his earthworks and his views on the definition of art, Robert Smithson is frequently associated in people's minds with Spiral Jetty, a 1970 earthwork that is a 1,500 foot coil of earth and black basalt extending into Utah's Great Salt Lake at Rozel Point 48 miles from Salt Lake City. However, shortly after its installation, the work disappeared because it was covered by rising water levels and remained hidden until the... Read full biography
Known as one of the major innovative artists of the 20th century because of his earthworks and his views on the definition of art, Robert Smithson is frequently associated in people's minds with Spiral Jetty, a 1970 earthwork that is a 1,500 foot coil of earth and black basalt extending into Utah's Great Salt Lake at Rozel Point 48 miles from Salt Lake City. However, shortly after its installation, the work disappeared because it was covered by rising water levels and remained hidden until the 21st century when drought caused the water to recede. In May, 1999, he was featured in ARTNews magazine as one of the top twenty-five most influential artists of the 20th-century western world. Of him it was written that although he lived only 35... Read full biography
Known as one of the major innovative artists of the 20th century because of his earthworks and his views on the definition of art, Robert Smithson is frequently associated in people's minds with Spiral Jetty, a 1970 earthwork that is a 1,500 foot coil of earth and black basalt extending into Utah's Great Salt Lake at Rozel Point 48 miles from Salt Lake City. However, shortly after its installation, the work disappeared because it was covered by rising water levels and remained hidden until the 21st century when drought caused the water to recede. In May, 1999, he was featured in ARTNews magazine as one of the top twenty-five most influential artists of the 20th-century western world. Of him it was written that although he lived only 35 years, he "offhandedly generated more ideas in the dozen or so years he was active than most people do... Read full biography
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About Robert Smithson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsDenver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Dia Chelsea
548 West 22nd Street
Offices- 542 West 22nd St.
New York City, NY 10011Dia: Beacon
3 Beekman Street
Beacon, NY 12508Museum of Contemporary Art-Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2604Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014