a sunset at spiral jetty on the great salt lake paired with a view of an earthwork at a sand quarry

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

a constellation of the big dipper made of fire pits

Nancy Holt's Starfire acquired by Powder Art Foundation

We are very pleased to share Nancy Holt’s 1986 sculpture "Starfire" has found a permanent home in the collection of Powder Art Foundation in Eden, Utah. Powder Art Foundation is an outdoor art museum that works closely with Dia Art Foundation. "Starfire" comprises eight pits arranged to mirror the Big Dipper constellation and the North Star. The flames create a terrestrial map of the night sky, bringing the energy of distant stars down to earth.

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Holt artworks in "All Light: Light and Space yesterday and today" at Kunsthalle Bielefeld

Light was a constant source of fascination for Nancy Holt throughout her four decades of artmaking. Whether drawn from the stars or powered by electricity, she approached light as a phenomenon, an idea, and a material in itself. Three of her pivotal works investigating the perceptual qualities of light are featured in the exhibition "All Light: Light and Space yesterday and today" at Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany.

Robert Smithson looking at the camera from the back of a stationwagon loaded with rocks

Casting a Glance: Dancing with Smithson

In 1968 Robert Smithson declared: “A great artist can make art by simply casting a glance.” On show until January 20, "Casting a Glance: Dancing with Smithson" at Marian Goodman Gallery Los Angeles takes him at his word and invites eighteen artists to join Smithson on the floor as partners who resist, improvise, and extend the rhythm of his thinking.

four steel pipes extending up from the floor with four viewing pipes pointed at four black painted circles on the wall

Holt's "Locators with Loci" on view in "Minimal" at the Bourse de Commerce

Nancy Holt's 1972 sculpture "Locators with Loci" is on view in the exhibition "Minimal" at the Bourse de Commerce, Paris until January 18, 2026. Curated by Jessica Morgan, Director of Dia Art Foundation, the exhibition traces the scope Minimal Arr through over a hundred works by some forty international artists.

a woman walking up a sand dune hill with her back to the camera

Joan Jonas: An Island Departure at the Farnsworth Art Museum

"Joan Jonas: An Island Departure, with Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson"  is currently on show at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine through to March 1, 2026. This special collaboration is part of our on-ongoing series of projects with artists working today.

A man standing next to a compost heap holding a mirror beside his leg, which reflects a woman holding a camera

Robert Smithson in Europe at Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop, Germany

"Robert Smithson in Europe" is currently on show at the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop,  Germany, until February 22, 2026. The exhibition brings together Robert Smithson’s artistic production in the Netherlands, Italy, Great Britain, and Germany, with a special focus on North Rhine-Westphalia, the region local to the city of Bottrop.