Partially Buried Woodshed

Partially Buried Woodshed 1970 Released

Directed by Robert Smithson, Mike Tarr

Documentary · 14 min

 

Partially Buried Woodshed 1970 Released

Directed by Robert Smithson, Mike Tarr

Documentary · 14 min

 

Partially Buried Woodshed, one of Smithson's iconic works, was executed at Kent State University in Ohio in January 1970. The piece was created by partially burying an empty shed under mounds of dirt with a backhoe until the shed's roof beam collapsed. The physical structure has long since been degraded by weather, vandalism and neglect; it has "gone back to the land," as the artist expected. However, the infamous Kent... see more

Partially Buried Woodshed, one of Smithson's iconic works, was executed at Kent State University in Ohio in January 1970. The piece was created by partially burying an empty shed under mounds of dirt with a backhoe until the shed's roof beam collapsed. The physical structure has long since been degraded by weather, vandalism and neglect; it has "gone back to the land," as the artist expected. However, the infamous Kent... see more
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Jan 1, 1970
COUNTRY
US
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