Description
Book SynopsisThis volume includes previously unpublished essays by Robert Smithson and gathers articles, interviews and photographs as well as a catalogue of the books in Smithson's library. Together they provide a picture of his wide-ranging views on art and culture.
Trade Review"The perfect book for someone who is interested in space, time, systems, engineering, and the nitty-gritty of life as an artist in the 20th century." * Publishers Weekly *
“Featuring more than 150 works including paintings, works on paper, essays, photographs, objects and films” * CAA Reviews *
“Smithson’s writings transcend immediate occasions and achieve significance as the products of an original, gifted, startling mind.” * Art Journal *
“Smithson read widely and used that reading to create a style of criticism that is unique and deeply personal. ‘One must remember,’ he says, ‘that writing on art replaces presence by absence by substituting the abstraction of language for the real thing.’ His own vivid and very beautiful prose often provides some equivalent for that presence.” * Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *
