History is representational, while time is abstract; both of these artifices may be found in museums, where they span everybody's own vacancy. Robert Smithson abstractartificefind Change image and share on social
I am for an art that takes into account the direct effect of the elements as they exist from day to day apart from representation. Robert Smithson accountartday Change image and share on social
Painting, sculpture and architecture are finished, but the art habit continues. Robert Smithson architectureartcontinue Change image and share on social
The museum spreads its surfaces everywhere, and becomes an untitled collection of generalizations that mobilize the eye. Robert Smithson collectioneyegeneralization Change image and share on social
Museums are tombs, and it looks like everything is turning into a museum. Robert Smithson museumtombturn Change image and share on social
Questions about form seem as hopelessly inadequate as questions about content. Robert Smithson contentformhopelessly Change image and share on social
Objects in a park suggest static repose rather than any ongoing dialectic. Parks are finished landscapes for finished art . Robert Smithson artdialecticfinish Change image and share on social
When a finished work of 20th century sculpture is placed in an 18th century garden, it is absorbed by the ideal representation of the past, thus reinforcing political and social values that are no longer with us. Robert Smithson 18th20thabsorb share on social
Language operates between literal and metaphorical signification. Robert Smithson languageliteralmetaphorical Change image and share on social
Words for mental processes are all derived from physical things. Robert Smithson derivementalphysical Change image and share on social
