Art history is less explosive than the rest of history, so it sinks faster into the pulverized regions of time.
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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.
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Robert Smithson (34)
Birth: | 2nd January, 1938 |
Death: | 20th July, 1973 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Artist |
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Smithson was born in Passaic, New Jersey and studied painting and drawing in New York City at the Art Students League of New York.
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