Spiral jetty, robert smithsons land art masterwork the utah. In 1970 he created spiral jetty, a snaillike coil of heaped stones that extends far out into the great salt lake in. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. Spiral jetty is an earthwork sculpture constructed in april 1970 that is considered to be the most important work of american sculptor robert smithson. Post announcing showing of a 35 minute color and sound film about robert smithsons spiral jetty. This film documents smithson making his famous earthwork. Il est presente ici des extraits du film realise par robert smithson. Robert smithson spiral jetty 1970 thursday, july 26, 2007. One of the most remarkable examples of land art is robert smithsons spiral. Spiral jetty is an earthwork sculpture constructed in april, 1970 that is considered to be the central work of american sculptor robert smithson. Utah spiral jetty rozel point great salt lake duration. The mythic scale of history and labor at spiral jetty.
The film spiral jetty is a portrait of smithsons monumental earthwork of the same name at rozel point in the great salt lake, utah. At 1500 feet long and 15 feet wide, smithsons spiral of basalt rocks, mud, and salt crystals juts out from the shore and coils dramatically into luminous red water. It is made from local black basalt rock, which can turn white in some places, due to extended exposure to the ebbs and flows of the salty water. Completed in april 1970, spiral jetty is an iconic earthwork and smithsons most renowned piece. On the north edge of the great salt lake, robert smithsons masterpiece sits peacefully, awaiting visitors willing to make the long trek to see one of the. Black basalt rock, salt crystals, earth, water oh, i know. Spiral jetty, robert smithson electronic arts intermix. With the assistance of a team operating dump trucks, a front loader, and. Poster for robert smithson utah, circa 1970, from the.
The film also functions as a history of the spiral jetty itself, visualizing the labor and time invested in its construction. Made of black basalt rocks and earth gathered from the site, spiral jetty is a 15footwide coil that stretches more than 1,500 feet into the lake. The jetty is an old oil rig that serves as a great prop for landscapes. Robert smithson was a seminal american artist and writer known for pioneering the land art movement. Ill just move over 6,000 tons of black basalt rock and earth around here and there in the middle of a desert salty lakein a spiral. Robert smithson, spiral jetty, 1970, rozel point, great salt lake, utah, 1500. Ultimata nel 1970 sulla riva del grande lago salato nello utah, usa. Robert smithson, spiral jetty in 2004, rozel point, great salt lake, utah. Robert smithson january 2, 1938 july 20, 1973 was an american artist who used photography in relation to sculpture and land art. Drought and rain govern how this work of art is seen. Smithson built a masterpiece from local materials, one that spirals counterclockwise into the lake and appears or is submerged with fluctuations in the. The monumental earthwork spiral jetty 1970 was created by artist robert smithson and is located off rozel point in the north arm of great salt lake. Smithsons film spiral jetty was completed later that year, and the third component in this ensemble, an essay also titled the spiral jetty was published in 1972.
Pdf the spiral jetty through the eyes of tacita dean ioanna. Download the experiential guide to help you explore the earthwork. Robert smithson american, 19381973, spiral jetty, 1970, rozel point, great salt lake. He was a writer and director, known for breaking ground. Smithson documented the construction of the sculpture in a 32minute color film also titled spiral jetty. Spiral jetty is a work of art that was created at the north end of the great salt lake by robert smithson in 1970. And with its form underwater, what remains of the spiral jetty along with smithsons important parallel projects, his film and essay of the same title are printed pic. Robert smithson, spiral jetty, 1970, rozel point, great salt lake, utah, 1500 if unwound x 15 foot spiral of basalt, sand, and soil holtsmithson foundation speakers. Robert smithsons monumental spiral jetty 1970 is a 1,500footlong coil of earth and basalt that extends into the water from the northern shore of utahs great salt lake. As if that massive construction were not enough, smithsons project also includes a poemlike essay and an avantgarde short film. The spiral jetty is massive land art created by artist robert smithson. Where can i find an affordable copy of the film spiral jetty by robert smithson. In 1999, the estate of robert smithson donated the sculpture to dia art foundation, new york. The film was shot by smithson and his wife nancy holt, and funded by virgina dawn and douglas christmas.
Smithsons spiral jetty is a 1,500footlong work created in 1970 during a drought and subsequently was submerged for more than three decades before resurfacing in. Robert smithson was born on january 2, 1938 in passaic, new jersey, usa. Robert smithsons earthwork, spiral jetty 1970, an icon of the land art. Robert smithsons spiral jetty faces drought artnet news. This area provides dark skies and a good view of the milky way. Everything you need to know to visit spiral jetty tips. This film, made by the artist robert smithson, is a poetic and process minded film depicting a portrait of his renouned earth work the spiral jetty, as it juts into the shallows off the shore of utahs great salt lake.
The essay 28 the spiral jetty ensemble 30 tacita dean 32 trying to find the. His monumental earthen sculptures such as spiral jetty 1970, were inspired by the minimalist work of his contemporaries, as well as geology, science fiction, and the concept of entropy. One of my favorite artists is robert smithson 19381973, and i especially love his seminal earthwork spiral jetty, located in salt lake city, utah, and created in 1970. An applauded new york intellectual hires a young archivist to whitewash her late psychologist fathers reputation by eliminating a forbidding, potentially incriminating paper trail.
Robert smithson spiral jetty film 1970 origine 32 minutes color. Since 2012, a geospatial aerial photographer has documented spiral jetty twice a year, in may and october. Broken circlespiral hill, 19712011 2011, spiral jetty 1970 and mono lake 2004. Pdf robert smithson download full pdf book download. His work has been internationally exhibited in galleries and museums and is held in public. Antiques roadshow pbs 2017 robert smithson spiral jetty plans. Robert smithsons spiral jetty, vanished unf digital commons. Spiral jetty after robert smithson is a copy that announces itself as a copy, a photograph twice removed from the famous work it references. The jettys inaccessibility because of submersion or perceived remoteness has created a space. Article information, pdf download for spiral jetty, geoaesthetics, and art. Robert smithson is one of the most enigmatic artists of the late 20th century. Robert smithson spiral jetty, 1970 one of the most remarkable examples of land art is robert smithsons spiral jetty, located at rozel point peninsula on the northeastern shore of great salt lake. Find highquality spiral jetty stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
Spiral jetty, robert smithsons land art masterwork the. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The strata of the earth is a jumbled museum, he once mused. The poster shows a map of the great salt lake with spiral jetty location marked. The source of robert smithsons spiral the new yorker. The brace cove sculptor created a minispiral jetty at the high tide line the other day, and it was fun to be reminded again of smithsons spiral.
Built on the northeastern shore of the great salt lake near rozel point in utah entirely of mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks and water, spiral. Where can i find an affordable copy of the film spiral jetty by. In 1970 during the construction of the jetty, robert smithson wrote and directed a 32minute color film, spiral jetty. Robert smithsons iconic earthwork spiral jetty 1970 is a 1,500 foot long and 15 foot wide coil of local basalt rock and earth that extends into the red waters of the great salt lake in utah. That smithson chose to evoke williamss table in an essay on the spiral jetty implicitly equating the nineteenth and twentiethcentury desert with the nineteenth and twentiethcentury suburb suggests just how dedicated he was to creating a toxic discourse able to intervene in the still evolving history of american landscape. A voiceover by smithson reveals the evolution of the. In 1959, robert smithson, a young abstract painter who would eventually become known as. As stewards of spiral jetty, dia is committed to recording changes to the work over time through photographic documentation. Spiral jetty robert smithson, 1970 for utah state magazine duration.
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