Robert Smithson quotes — Quoted

“Quotes”

Robert Smithson

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.

Gardening

Robert Smithson

Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future.

Future

Robert Smithson

Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.

Art

Robert Smithson

Painting, sculpture and architecture are finished, but the art habit continues.

Architecture