Robert Smithson: The Archetypal Nature Of Things - Revd Jonathan Evens
/ Where does one begin when exploring the oeuvre of Robert Smithson? As an autodidact, his interests in travel, cartography, geology, architectural ruins, prehistory, philosophy, religion, science fiction, popular culture and language spiral through his work while, in his practice, he produced paintings, drawings, sculptures, architectural schemes, films, photographs, writings, earthworks and all the stops between. As a result, there are many potential entry points. I guess I was always interested in origins and primordial beginnings – Robert Smithson The usual answer, based on an intervie...
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