Spiral Jetty

1970·United States·32 min.
Spiral Jetty
Non rated
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This film, made by the artist, Robert Smithson, with the assistance of Virgina Dwan, Dwan Gallery & Douglas Christmas, Director, Ace Gallery, (the aforementioned Dwan & Christmas also assisted Smithson financially with the making of the Spiral Jetty), is a poetic and process minded film depicting a “portrait” of his renowned earth work – The Spiral Jetty, as it juts into the shallows off the shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

ScreenwriterRobert Smithson
Original titleSpiral Jetty