Map of Broken Clear Glass (Atlantis)

Art © Holt/Smithson Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / Image courtesy of James Cohan Gallery, New York & Shanghai

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Map of Broken Clear Glass (Atlantis),

1969

Robert Smithson, 1938–1973; born Passaic, NJ; died Amarillo, TX
L.2013.24.1
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More Context

New Jersey as Non-Site includes two "sketches" for outdoor installations or ephemeral "earth-maps" that Smithson created for a 1969 exhibition on Loveladies Island. The one seen here depicts the imaginary continent of Atlantis, a nonsite not unlike the others included in the exhibition. The sculpture was fabricated on a sandy shoreline using clear broken glass; when struck by the sun, the work dissolved into radiated shards of light, blinding the viewer in the process.

Information

Title
Map of Broken Clear Glass (Atlantis)
Dates

1969

Maker
Robert Smithson
Medium
Collage, Photostat, map, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
42.5 x 35.6 cm. (16 3/4 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
Dia Art Foundation, gift of Nancy Holt
Object Number
L.2013.24.1

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