From Dawn till Dusk 2025

In September 2025 we presented From Dawn till Dusk, a partnership with Land Art Lives, Land Art Contemporary, and Land Arts of the American West to present the second edition of a special livestream conversation between two iconic earthworks by Robert Smithson: Spiral Jetty (1970) and Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971).

Broadcast live from first light at Spiral Jetty and concluding at last light at Broken Circle/Spiral Hill, the digital event formed part of the ongoing Land Art Lives research initiative, which examines the contemporary relevance of Land Art. Spiral Jetty extends from the northeastern shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake near Rozel Point, where fluctuating water levels and exposed lakebed reflect the site’s ongoing environmental change. Broken Circle/Spiral Hill is situated within a former sand quarry shaped by Ice Age geology, embedding the work within a distinctly altered landscape.

Spanning two time zones, the livestream captured the dynamic and evolving conditions of both earthworks. Land Art Lives broadcast live from Broken Circle/Spiral Hill in the Netherlands, while Land Arts of the American West streamed on site from Spiral Jetty in Utah.

The livestream took place on September 10, 2025, and was hosted online via the Land Art Lives website. It was also broadcast live at Utah Museum of Fine Arts Salt Lake City, USA and Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, the Netherlands.

Learn more about From Dawn till Dusk on our Programs Page.

Archived News

Soft Network Benefit Auction

We are pleased to participate in the Soft Network Benefit Auction, open on Artsy from September 23 until October 7, 2026. The auction brings together works in support of Soft Network and the Artist Foundations and Estate Leaders List (AFELL), an international network for artists and stewards of artists’ estates and legacies. Holt/Smithson Foundation has donated two rare works of art by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson to the auction to help further this goal. 

“Starfire” at Powder Art Foundation Fall Open Day and Utah Museum of Fine Arts Land Art Week

On October 2, from 11 am to 3 pm, Powder Art Foundation will host a Fall Open House at Powder Mountain in Eden, Utah where Nancy Holt’s Starfire (1986) can be experienced. Starfire joined the collection of Powder Art Foundation last year. The sculpture comprises eight fire pits arranged in the configuration of the Big Dipper and the North Star, bringing the sky down to earth.

Portuguese translation of Smithson's "Strata: A Geophotographic Fiction"

We are pleased to share our collaboration with the São Paulo–based Robert Smithson scholar and professor Antônio Ewbank and publisher Editora Ébria, presenting the first Portuguese translation of the text of Robert Smithson's Strata: A Geophotographic Fiction (1970). Strata: A Geophotographic Fiction is a four-part fold-out work created by Smithson for Aspen Magazine No. 8: The Fluxus Issue, guest edited by Dan Graham and designed by George Maciunas.

Nancy Holt in "10 Years LA!"

From May to August 2026, Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers presented 1 0 Years LA!,at their Los Angeles gallery, an exhibition celebrating the gallery's decade-long presence in the city.