Ruben Film / Video Study Collection
Spiral Jetty
1970

This video documents Smithson's famous earthwork site, Spiral Jetty (1970) , a monumental 1,500 by 15-foot-wide spiral constructed of mud, salt crystals, rocks and water on the Great Salt Lake in Rozel Point, Utah. And was shown in Walker Art Center Gallery 3 as part of 100 Years of Sculpture: From the Pedestal to the Pixel.
In 100 Years of Sculpture: From the Pedestal to the Pixel, the Walker presents a multigenerational exhibition examining the development of sculpture and the issues surrounding it that have emerged in the 20th century. Drawn primarily from the Walker's permanent collection, the exhibition explores the continuity of sculptural practice and the ability of the medium to accept and incorporate radical disjunctions into that continuity.

 
 

Archive Details
Format: 3/4" umatic
Generation: dub
Length: 35:00

Accession Number: 98.v0194
Format: Laserdisc
Generation: master copy
Length: 35:00

Accession Number: 98.v0195

Director: Robert Smithson
Executive producer: Robert Smithson
Type: Video
Copyright: 1970 Robert Smithson
Credit Line: Walker Art Center Archives: Sound and Moving Image Collections