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LAND ART EXHIBITION – 1969

Land Art Exhibition Announcement (on transparent paper)
Walter de Maria, “Two lines three circles in the dessert” [individual postcard announcement – mailed]
Jan Dibbets: “12 Hours tide object with correction perspective”
Barry Flanagan: “A hole in the sea” [individual postcard announcement – mailed]
Michael Heizer: “Coyote” [individual postcard announcement – mailed]
Richard Long: “10 Miles of Landscape”
Dennis Oppenheim: “Timetrack” [individual postcard announcement – mailed]
Robert Smithson: “Fossil Quarry Mirror” [individual postcard announcement – mailed]

Source: leftmatrix.com

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