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Robert Smithson, “The Spiral Jetty” (1970) (all photos by author for Hyperallergic) Constructed over the period of six days in 1970 with the assistance of local crews, the Spiral Jetty is composed of ...

ROZEL POINT, Utah--From afar, it's hard to tell what it is. And even as you approach it, it's not clear exactly how special it is. Yet, walking through Spiral Jetty, artist Robert Smithson's ...

On the northeast side of the Great Salt Lake, a little over a hundred miles from Salt Lake City, lies perhaps the most notable piece of land art ever made, and due to record-low water levels caused by ...

If you’ve never heard of Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty by the end of this blog you’ll know all you’ll need to — and probably send a letter of protest to save its existence. Created in 1970 in Utah, ...

Robert Smithson’s iconic earthwork Spiral Jetty has been added to the National Park Service’s Register of Historic Places. Regarded as one of the most significant land art works in the world, the ...

One of Utah’s largest and best-known works of art has received a new national recognition — thanks to a Utah State University graduate student’s thesis project. Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, the ...

Robert Smithson’s groundbreaking land artwork Spiral Jetty (1970) has at last entered America’s National Register of Historic Places, joining the the likes of Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park ...

Like any work of art, the value of Spiral Jetty — easily the most recognizable artwork in Utah — depends on how you look at it. Jaimi Butler, the coordinator of Westminster College’s Great Salt Lake ...

In 1970, New York artist Robert Smithson left the confines of a traditional art gallery and headed west to create art in the wild. He decided on the Great Salt Lake of Utah, where he created Spiral ...

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