Broken Circle and Spiral Hill: having entropy the Dutch way
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07-2020
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Holt/Smithson Foundation
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Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH)
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| Abstract |
The article discusses the only extant work of land located in Europe by the renowned American pioneer of land art Robert Smithson. Broken Circle and Spiral Hill (1971) is situated in a quarry lake in the Dutch province of Drenthe. For almost twenty years the artwork cohabited with the mining company that operated this location. Since the company closed down in 2018, the future of this important artwork is uncertain. This article focuses on how Broken Circle and Spiral Hill thematises entropy within the context of the Dutch landscape.
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Web publication or website
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English
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https://holtsmithsonfoundation.org/broken-circle-and-spiral-hill-having-entropy-dutch-way
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