Parks are idealizations of nature, but nature in fact is not a condition of the ideal. Robert Smithson conditionfactideal Change image and share on social
Abstraction is everybody's zero but nobody's nought. Robert Smithson abstractionnought Change image and share on social
Language should be an ever developing procedure and not an isolated occurrence. Robert Smithson developisolatelanguage Change image and share on social
History is a facsimile of events held together by finally biographical information. Robert Smithson biographicaleventfacsimile Change image and share on social
Art's development should be dialectical and not metaphysical. Robert Smithson artdevelopmentdialectical Change image and share on social
A work of art when placed in a gallery loses its charge, and becomes a portable object or surface disengaged from the outside world. Robert Smithson artchargedisengage Change image and share on social
Nature does not proceed in a straight line, it is rather a sprawling development. Robert Smithson developmentlinenature Change image and share on social
The scenic ideals that surround even our national parks are carriers of a nostalgia for heavenly bliss and eternal calmness. Robert Smithson blisscalmnesscarrier Change image and share on social
Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future. Robert Smithson causeforgetfuture Change image and share on social
