Letters and early drawings by Robert Smithson published in Centre Pompidou journal
The Fall issue of the Centre Pompidou journal Les cahiers du musée national d’art moderne publishes for the very first time Robert Smithson’s letters and writings from Rome, accompanied by previously unpublished early drawings.
The French language publication includes translations of letters Smithson wrote to Nancy Holt in 1959-1961 and letters Smithson sent to George Lester between 1960 and 1963. George Lester offered Smithson his first solo international exhibition at Galleria George Lester in Rome in 1961.
The publication includes essays on Smithson by Maria Stavrinaki and Olivier Schefer and is edited by Julie Cortella with editor in chief Jean-Pierre Criqui.
Learn more about the Centre Pompidou’s journal Les cahiers du musée national d’art moderne and purchase the publication here.
