Robert Smithson

ROBERT SMITHSON (1939-73) was an American sculptor and writer associated with the Land Art movement.

For many artists the universe is expanding; for some it is contracting.
Robert Smithson, "Quasi-Infinities and the Waning of Space," Arts Magazine Vol. II, November 1966.
Ad Reinhardt’s Chronology (Ad Reinhardt—Paintings by Lucy R. Lippard) is a somber substitute for a loss of confidence in wisdom—it is a register of laughter without motive, as well as being a history of non-sense.
Robert Smithson, Quasi-Infinities and the Waning of Space, 1966. Graphite, colored pencil, ink, and greased crayon, 14 × 1 11/16′′. Image courtesy the Robert Smithson Estate.

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