Robert smithson

Dia Art Foundation is a contemporary arts organization with locations in Beacon, New York, and the American West.

50 years in, ‘Spiral Jetty’ continues to inspire and confound. Here’s what its experts told us.

Dirt and mirror work by Robert Smithson at Dia:Beacon (w/ some Judd works in the background) #robertsmithson #ny #work2day

Where the artist’s masterwork came from has always been a kind of riddle. An exhibit offers a new hypothesis: New Jersey.

Our “One on One” series features artists, writers, poets, curators, and others from around the country, responding to works in SFMOMA’s collection. You can follow the series here. Today our guest is Jill Dawsey, acting chief curator and curator of modern and contemporary art at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and former SFMOMA assistant […]

in 1971, american artist robert smithson carved 'broken circle/spiral hill' into the shoreline of a former sand mine in the netherlands.

Double Nonsite, California and Nevada

Robert Smithson. Untitled (Three Spiral Jetty Drawings). (c. 1970). Pencil on three sheets of graph paper. 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm) (each). Fractional and promised gift of Tony Ganz in memory of Victor and Sally Ganz. 1169.2001.a-c. Drawings and Prints

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