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Broken Circle/Spiral Hill is the sole large-scale earthwork piece created by Robert Smithson outside of the United States. It is located in a former sand mine cut into the side of a terminal moraine, located just outside of Emmen in the province of Drenthe, The Netherlands.
Robert Smithson. 1971. Emmen, The Netherlands. Water, earth, topsoil, sand, and boulder. Broken Circle: diameter: 140 ft. (42.6 m); canal: 12 ft. (3.6 m) wide, 10-15 ft. (3-4.5 m) deep; Spiral Hill: diameter: 75 ft. (22.9 m) at base.
Beside a working sand quarry in the province of Drenthe and cut into the side of a terminal moraine, Smithson created Broken Circle/Spiral Hill—his only extant earthwork outside of the United States. Broken Circle/Spiral Hill is an artwork of two parts.
Jul 4, 2021 · in 1971, american artist robert smithson carved ‘broken circle/spiral hill’ into the shoreline of a former sand mine near the city of emmen, in the netherlands. the monumental land art...
Jul 7, 2021 · In 1971, Robert Smithson unveiled Broken Circle/Spiral Hill, a monumental earthwork carved into the shoreline of a former sand mine near Emmen, The Netherlands, one year after he finished Spiral Jetty on Utah’s Great Salt Lake.
Jun 19, 2021 · Between July and October 2021 Robert Smithson’s earthwork Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971) will be open for eight weekends. Bookings are essential, via the dedicated website www.brokencircle.nl.
Robert Smithson’s earthwork Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971) was commissioned for the recurring outdoor exhibition Sonsbeek buiten de Perken. It is located in a former sand quarry just outside of Emmen, in the province of Drenthe.
