mapping – Little Bristling Soul

Richard Long, A Hundred Mile Walk, 1971–2, Graphite on map, typescript, photograph, gelatin silver print on paper and printed labels on board

Robert Smithson, Mirror and Crushed Shells 1969

On July 9, 1969, Robert Smithson wrote the following letter to Andy Warhol about “A Mirror and Crushed Shells”:

Dear Andy,
This is to certify that A Mirror with Crushed Shells (Sanibel Island) is an original work of art. It consists of three mirrors which may be restored if broken, and one burlap bag of crushed shells collected by the artist at Sanibel Island, April, 1969. If any shells are ever lost, the owner has the right to restore the work by collecting more shells from Sanibel Island (northern part of islansd; see map of site which is part of the work). The three mirrors are held in place in a corner by the pressure of the shells only. (See photo). The work is owned by Andy Warhol.

Robert Smithson, Detail of Mirror and Crushed Shells showing map of Sanibel Island, Florida

Robert Watts, A Flux Atlas, 1978, Plastic box with offset label, containing twenty-four offset cards and twenty-four rocks, overall (closed): 8 7/8 x 13 1/8 x 2 3/16" (22.5 x 33.3 x 5.6 cm)

Paul Klee, Botanical Garden, Palmate Plants, 1946

Source: artsy.net

Touching the Gobi desert

the-end-of-art:

The Map
by Marie Howe

The failure of love might account for most of the suffering in the world.

The girl was going over her global studies homework

in the air where she drew the map with her finger

touching the Gobi desert,

the Plateau of Tiber in front of her,

and looking through her transparent map backwards

I did suddenly see,

how her left is my right, and for a moment I understood.