Robert Smithson in Texas
New York / Shanghai: Estate of Robert Smithson and James Cohan Gallery, 2015.
Hardcover.
Robert Smithson (1938-1973) was an American sculptor and land artist. He was one of the founders of the land arts movement and is best known for his earthwork Spiral Jetty (1970).
Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art, this book contains essays and illustrations that examine Smithson's engagement with the Texas landscape. Smithson's involvement with Texas began in July 1966 when he was hired as a consultant on a project to develop the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. Though the project was never completed, Smithson became interested in the concept of large-scale earthworks. He returned to Texas several times in subsequent years, proposing earthworks related to islands off the Gulf Coast outside Houston and at the Northwood Institute near Dallas.
His final work, Amarillo Ramp, was completed posthumously in August 1973. Though the artist had finalized the arrangement for the earthwork, he died tragically in a plane crash while aerially viewing the staked-out form. In addition to the essays and illustrated exhibition checklist, the publication includes still images from his wife Nancy Holt's film The Making of Amarillo Ramp, 1973-2013. Using archival footage shot in 1973 by Holt and still images of Smithson's visit to Amarillo, the film provides a visual story of the Amarillo Ramp as it was developed from start to finish.
Item #902679ISBN: 9780984680948
9-1/2 x 11-1/4, pictorial paper over boards, pictorial endpapers, 77pp, fully illustrated in color and black and white with 27 full page plates and numerous illustrations in the text.
Mild bumping to extreme upper corners of boards, else a fine, crisp, clean, square copy.
Price: $250.00