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Robert Smithson
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American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 14
Top works
- 144 blocks & stones
- Sol LeWitt
- Torn photograph from the second stop (rubble)
- Robert Smithson, the early work: 1959-1962
- Institutional Critique
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1938-01-02
- Active to
- 1973-07-20
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 4
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,979x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,898x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,582x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,962x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,357x
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Quotes
- “Cultural confinement takes place when a curator imposes his own limits on an art exhibition , rather than asking an artist to set his limits. Artists are expected to fit into fraudulent categories. Some artists imagine they've got a hold on this apparatus, which in fact has got a hold of them. As a result, they end up supporting a cultural prison that is out of their control.”
- “Writing should generate ideas into matter, and not the other way around.”
- “The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness.”
- “Nature is never finished.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Robert Irving Smithson , ( 1938-01-02 ) January 2, 1938, Passaic, New Jersey , U.S.
- Died
- July 20, 1973 (1973-07-20) (aged 35), Near Amarillo, Texas
- Education
- Art Students League of New York
- Known for
- Sculpture, Earthworks
- Notable work
- Spiral Jetty , 1970
- Movement
- Land art
- Spouse
- Nancy Holt
- Patrons
- Virginia Dwan
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.robertsmithson.com
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- Commons category
- Robert Smithson
- date of death
- 1973-07-20
- date of birth
- 1938-01-02
- Commons Creator page
- Robert Smithson
- name in native language
- Robert Smithson
Sources (11)
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Article
Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty in 2004, Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah.
Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938 – July 20, 1973) was an American artist known for sculpture and land art who often used drawing and photography in relation to the spatial arts. His work has been internationally exhibited in galleries and museums and is held in public collections. He was one of the founders of the land art movement whose best known work is the Spiral Jetty (1970).