Art history is less explosive than the rest of history, so it sinks faster into the pulverized regions of time. — Robert Smithson
Banal words function as a feeble phenomena that fall into their own mental bogs of meaning. — Robert Smithson
Cultural confinement takes place when a curator imposes his own limits on an art exhibition — Robert Smithson
From the top of the quarry cliffs, one could see the new jersey suburbs bordered by the new york city skyline. — Robert Smithson
History is a facsimile of events held together by finally biographical information. — Robert Smithson
History is representational, while time is abstract; both of these artifices may be found in museums — Robert Smithson
Language should find itself in the physical world, and not end up locked in an idea in somebody’s head. — Robert Smithson