Land Arts Listserv: Tacita Dean, JG Ballard and the Spiral Jetty

Spiral Jetty, a 1970 earthworks sculpture of a 1,500 foot long spiral made of 6,650 tons of black basalt. Photograph: George Steinmetz/Corbis

Chris Taylor sent out a notice this week (on the Land Arts Listserv) of Tacita Dean's recent article marking the passing of JG Ballard. The piece reflects upon Dean and Ballard's shared interest in Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty. The original article can be accessed in the Guardian.

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