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Spiral Jetty
Spiral Jetty is an earthwork sculpture constructed in April 1970 that is considered to be the most important work of American sculptor Robert Smithson. Smithson documented the construction of the sculpture in a 32-minute color film also titled "Spiral Jetty".
Built on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake near Rozel Point in Utah entirely of mud, salt crystals, and basalt rocks, "Spiral Jetty" forms a , counterclockwise coil jutting from the shore of the lake.
In 1999, the artwork was donated to
" and "non-sites". A "site" was a work located in a specific outdoor location, while a "non-site" was a work which could be displayed in any suitable space, such as an art gallery. "Spiral Jetty" is an example of a sited work, while Smithson's non-site pieces frequently consist of photographs of a particular location, often exhibited alongside some material (such as stones or soil) removed from that location.
As a writer, Smithson was interested