The Spiral Jetty encyclo : exploring Robert Smithson's earthwork through time and place / Hikmet Sidney Loe

Author: Loe, Hikmet Sidney
Published: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2017]
Physical Description: 341 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 26 cm

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Contents

The Spiral Jetty's innumerable places -- Robert Smithson on the Spiral Jetty and Mono Lake -- The Spiral Jetty : the essay (1972) -- Spiral Jetty : the film / (1970) -- Mono Lake : the film / (1968/2004) -- The Spiral Jetty Encyclo through time and place -- Encyclo.

Summary

"Since 1970 Robert Smithson's earthwork Spiral Jetty has been a notable feature of the landscape and lakescape of the Great Salt Lake Valley. As more residents of the Wasatch Front have become aware of the artwork, especially since its initial reemergence in 1993 after a twenty-year long submersion in the lake, it has become a destination site for increasing numbers of day- trippers. It is also one of the most internationally famous art pieces of the late twentieth century, widely considered a central icon of the land art movement. This book covers the previously little-explored range of topics Smithson had in mind as he worked, many of which deal with place, including the particular place and space he found near here. It must necessarily refer to Smithson's narratives of his art--the essay and the films--so this book also contains a reprinting of the former and authorized transcriptions of the latter." -- Provided by publisher.

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9781607815419 paperback alkaline paper
1607815419 paperback alkaline paper

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references.

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