{"product_id":"artists-on-robert-smithson-paperback","title":"Artists on Robert Smithson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Smithson\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eKatherine Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKelly Kivland\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtists from Matthew Buckingham to Diana Thater address the rich legacy of Robert Smithson's films, sculptures and \u003ci\u003eSpiral Jetty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the fifth volume in a series that builds upon Dia Art Foundation's Artists on Artists lectures. The contributors to \u003ci\u003eArtists on Robert Smithson\u003c\/i\u003e engage with Smithson's work in myriad ways: Matthew Buckingham's essay highlights Smithson's preoccupation with the ways that histories of the earth are constructed and contested; Abraham Cruzvillegas considers Smithson's work with broken glass and architecture; Mark Dion's didactic approach to the life and work of the artist recounts the conceptual and evolutionary conditions that led to his birth and development; Teresita Fern ndez confronts the limitations of dominant histories of place, art and the monumental; Trevor Paglen considers Smithson's iconic spiral and his fascination with natural history; Rayyane Tabet weaves together a history of basalt that reveals themes of colonialism, surveillance and strife; and finally, engaging with the science fiction canon and its cinematic conventions, Diana Thater provides a close reading of Smithson's \u003ci\u003eSpiral Jetty\u003c\/i\u003e film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769317327136,"sku":"9780944521915","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b45c475263d75b9dc8c89407b8d4442c.webp?v=1780345831","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/artists-on-robert-smithson-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}