Robert Smithson

Robert Smithson
ISBN-10
0520244095
ISBN-13
9780520244092
Series
Robert Smithson
Category
Art
Pages
280
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Authors
Robert Smithson, Eugenie Tsai, Cornelia H. Butler

Description

The complex and influential career of Robert Smithson is presented in a richly illustrated study that also includes essays by Smithson scholars and photographs of his works, exploring his artistic output in the context of the 1960s and in subsequent decades. Simultaneous.

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