Robert Smithson
Robert Smithson was born January 2, 1938. Smithson’s first works were Pop Art-esque collages inspired by beefcake magazines. After reevaluating his position and platform, Smithson reemerged as a minimalism enthusiast. He began exploring industrial sites and installing “non-sites,” collected sediment mixed with mirror or glass, in galleries throughout New York. Smithson remained fascinated by landscapes and their minute pieces, publishing an Artforum article in 1968 promoting the initial land artists. The following year he began producing land-art pieces, to push-the-limits and explore concepts of the medium. He died July 20, 1973 in a plane crash surveying sites for his work in Amarillo, Texas. Photographs of Smithson by Dan Graham are included in Tom Burr's guest edit.
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