Spiral jetty utah

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Nestled amid the rocky shores of the Great Salt Lake’s Rozel Point, the Spiral Jetty is more than simply artwork; it’s a testament to the seemingly infinite wonders of nature.

Robert Smithson (1938-1973) Spiral Jetty, 1970

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty 🌀 Rozel Point, 1970 #slowroads | Instagram post from SLOW ROADS (@slow_roads)

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In April 1970, it took six days, 625 man-hours, 292 truck-hours, $9,000, and 6,500 tons of basalt, limestone and mud for Robert Smithson to construct the Spiral Jetty. His work still stands today. Visit and be inspired by this iconic piece of Utah's land art.

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Vik Muniz, Brooklyn (Spiral Jetty after Smithson), 1997. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 28 15/16 × 39 7/8 in. (73.5 × 101.3 cm) Image: 26 1/16 × 39 1/4 in. (66.2 × 99.7 cm) Mount (board): 31 × 40 in. (78.7 × 101.6 cm) Frame: 35 × 47 × 1 9/16 in. (88.9 × 119.4 × 4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 99.31. © Vik Muniz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Shot With A DJI Phantom & GoPro Hero3+ Robert Smithson's earthwork Spiral Jetty (1970) is located at Rozel Point peninsula on the northwest shore of Great Salt Lake. Using over six thousand tons of black basalt rocks and earth from the site, Smithson formed a coil 1,500 feet long and 15 feet wide that winds counterclockwise off the shore into the water. In 1999, through the generosity of the artist Nancy Holt, Smithson’s wife, and the Estate of Robert Smithson, the artwork was donated to Dia…

Dia Art Foundation is a contemporary arts organization with locations in Beacon, New York, and the American West.