Looking back – Visiting Robert Smithson's 'Spiral Jetty' (1970) on 7 September 2004
Sun, Sep 7 2014
A decade ago today (!) we were lucky enough to visit Robert Smithson's most iconic earthwork 'Spiral Jetty' (1970). The water level of the Great Salt Lake was well down and the surface of the counterclockwise spiral was not only visible but also walkable. As we walked alone in the blazing heat we felt as if we were disappearing into the black basalt, pink salt and silent haze.
Our visit to the site was completed a few days later visiting his “Retrospective Works 1955-1973” at Los Angeles’ MOCA, curated by Eugenie Tsai with Connie Butler. Happy memories!
Related posts:
- Lecture by Max Andrews "From Spiral to Spime: Robert Smithson, the ecological and the curatorial", 13 March, 2pm, Lecture Theatre 1, Royal College of Art, London (12 March 2012)
- Publication "Robert Smithson: Art in Continual Movement" (Alauda Publications, 2012) includes an essay by Max Andrews (28 March 2012)
- Robert Smithson's 'Broken Circle/Spiral Hill Revisited' (1971–2011) and The Land Art Contemporary programme (14 September 2011)
- Portscapes: Jorge Satorre returns an ice-age boulder back to Sweden (18 January 2010)
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