Titled Spiral Jetty, the large-scale swirl was constructed in 1970 by artist Robert Smithson, who was known for manipulating earth into abstract shapes. Now, the land artwork has been added to the ...

Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, the 1,500-foot-long coil of basalt rock on the northeast edge of the Great Salt Lake, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The designation ...

How the massive art piece ‘Spiral Jetty’ accidentally became a barometer of climate change Years of drought have exposed the massive sculpture in the Great Salt Lake. Organizers are using it ...