Spiral Jetty
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Spiral Jetty is a monumental earthwork sculpture by Robert Smithson, built in 1970 from rock and earth extending into Utah’s Great Salt Lake, and considered a landmark of Land Art.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthwork sculpture
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land art work ⓘ site-specific artwork ⓘ |
| acquiredByDiaArtFoundation | 1999 ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dia Beacon
NERFINISHED
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Robert Smithson estate ⓘ |
| category |
1970 sculptures
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Land art in the United States ⓘ Outdoor sculpture in Utah ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | maintained as an outdoor artwork ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Robert Smithson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | April 1970 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Box Elder County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Smithson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Artforum
NERFINISHED
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various art history textbooks ⓘ |
| environment | hypersaline lake ⓘ |
| exposedTo | fluctuating water levels ⓘ |
| extendsInto | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Land Art ⓘ |
| hasPart | coil of rock ⓘ |
| inception | 1970 ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent environmental art projects ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1500 feet
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approximately 460 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Utah ⓘ |
| location | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeOf |
basalt
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mud ⓘ salt ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
basalt rock
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earth ⓘ salt crystals ⓘ |
| movement |
Conceptual art
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Environmental art ⓘ |
| near | Rozel Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a landmark of Land Art
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use of natural landscape as medium ⓘ |
| orientation | counterclockwise spiral ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dia Art Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | spiral ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Spiral Jetty" by Robert Smithson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
numerous art historical studies ⓘ |
| width |
approximately 15 feet
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approximately 4.6 meters ⓘ |
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