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| Robert Smithson Unearthed: Drawings, Collages, Writings | | | Author: | Eugene Tsai | | ISBN: | 0231072597 | | Format: | Handover | | Publish Date: | June, 2005 | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | Book Review | | | |
From Library Journal
Smithson, the earthworks artist who died when his plane crashed in 1973, is best known for his 1970 piece "Spiral Jetty," done in the Great Salt Lake. This volume, published in connection with a recent exhibition of his drawings at Columbia University, seeks to illuminate other aspects of Smithson's brief career, which have yet to be much seen or studied. An introductory essay by Tsai recaps the artist's development and relates his drawings to his more familiar three-dimensional work. A number of previously unpublished writings by Smithson, a lengthy interview with him, and reproductions of over 90 drawings and collages complete the volume. Recommended for research and specialized collections.- Kathryn W. Finkelstein, M.Ln., CincinnatiCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Eugenie Tsai received an M. Phil in Art History from Columbia University in 1985. She teaches in the department and has received a fellowship to complete her dissertation on robert Smithson. She has writen a number of articles for Arts Magazine, and assisted in curating a previous Wallach gallery exhibition.
Robert Smithson Unearthed: Drawings, Collages, Writings FROM THE PUBLISHER Robert Smithson Unearthed: Drawings, Collages, Writings, the first full survey of this artist's work, reevaluates its larger resonance and its place in the historical development of recent art. Eugenie Tsai's re-presentation of the work of Smithson expands our understanding of his achievement. Looking beyond the Minimalist structures and the earthworks for which she is best known, she explores his intellectual and aesthetic roots, his early imaginings, and discovers a richer range of personal affect in Smithson's art than we had been led to expect.
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