Broken Circle/Spiral Hill

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Excursies in 2026 naar het wereldberoemde land art werk van Robert Smithson in Emmen / famous earthwork by Robert Smithson in The Netherlands https://brokencircle.nl/visit en https://landartcontemporary.nl

From the website of the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Virtuoso of the commonplace, Muniz creates witty conceptual tableaux out of humble matter-fake etchings out of miles of thread, cloudscapes from cotton or marble floor patterning-that comment wryly on history and memory, perception and illusion. Continuing his affectionate assault on the giants of twentieth century art, Muniz created a Lilliputian version of Spiral Jetty-the late Robert Smithson's earthwork in the Great Salt Lake, Utah-out of dirt in his Brooklyn studio. While Muniz assumes the role of basement tinkerer to Smithson's Faustian persona, both created earthworks with dizzying shifts in scale and a marked temporal aspect: Spiral Jetty emerges and disappears with the tides while its Brooklyn miniature was erased with a tilt of the table. Most importantly, Muniz highlights the crucial role that photography played in the Smithson "original," a site-specific work whose remoteness is counterbalanced by the camera's capacity for infinite reproduction and dissemination. View more Brooklyn (Spiral Jetty After Smithson), Vik Muniz (Brazilian, born Sao Paulo, 1961), Gelatin silver print Title: Brooklyn (Spiral Jetty After Smithson) Artist: Vik Muniz (Brazilian, born Sao Paulo, 1961) Date: 1997 Medium: Gelatin silver print Dimensions: 66.0 x 99.1 cm (26 x 39 in. ) Classification: Photographs Credit Line: Purchase, Charina Foundation Inc. Gift, 2000
Poster Smithson exhibition
Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971) van Robert Smithson. Foto Mark Rammers
Foto broken circle/Spiral Hill (1971) van Robert Smithson, foto copyright Holt/Smithson foundation
Kleurenfoto landschapskunstwerk in Emmen