This volume explores the transition between Smithson's early works, which draw from religious and science-fiction themes, through his minimal sculptures based on crystal formations, to his renowned Earthworks. Essays by top Smithson scholars are generously illustrated with archival images some never before published and specially commissioned photography of the artist's works. This volume also includes a catalogue of the contents of Smithson's personal library, as well as a previously unpublished interview with artist conducted shortly before his untimely death in 1973 |