Hikmet Sidney Loe on Robert Smithson
Event Description:
Artist Robert Smithson (1938-73) is known for his monumental earthwork Spiral Jetty (1970) situated along the shoreline of Great Salt Lake. He is also known for bringing the deep past to the present world of art, positing a world populated with prehistoric motifs: dinosaurs and sea monsters. Speaker Hikmet Sidney Loe will discuss Smithson’s childhood fascination with creatures from past geologic eras, which he carried into and employed in his adult artistic endeavors. Eschewing one specific geographic region and blending high and low images—cutouts and postcards with the contemporary art of the 1970s—he created unique worlds filled with the wonders of metaphor and imagination.
Price:
$15 General | $10 Members | $13 Student
When is the Event?:
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 6:00 pm
Where is the event?
Nevada Museum of Art (See address and directions below)
