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I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half.~Jay Gould
Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 02:09:15 AM MST
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Spiral Jetty, aerial view | Spiral Jetty, by Robert Smithson, really is a masterpiece. Originally constructed in 1970, the piece was submerged by rising water in 1974.
Then in 1994, Artforum reported:
Submerged for 20 years, the earthwork has again become visible due to lower water levels in the lake. The stones are completely covered with crystallized salt and the dirt between them has eroded... |
And in 2004, Art in America observed:
Spiral Jetty, built in 1970 in a shallow bay of roseate water in the northeast section of Utah's Great Salt Lake, has become landlocked.
..in the fifth year of a regional drought, the water at Rozel Point has receded beyond the periphery of the 1,500-foot-long whorl.
Today I read this at Modern Art Notes:
Spiral Jetty Threatened by Oil Drilling Plans
...the oil wells will not be above the water, but that means some kind of industrial complex of pipes and pumps beneath the water and on the shore. The operation would require roads for oil tank trucks, cranes, pumps etc. which produce noise and will severely alter the wild, natural place.
What comes next? |
| hhex65 :: Spiral Jetty Continues to Work |
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NEW! NOW! |
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THE HOWLING HEX
WILSON SEMICONDUCTORS
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