"Questions about form seem as hopelessly inadequate as questions about content"
- Robert Smithson
About this Quote
This quote by Robert Smithson suggests that concerns about type and content are both inadequate when it concerns comprehending the real significance of something. Smithson is suggesting that type and content are both important aspects of an artwork, however neither can be used to totally comprehend the work. He is recommending that there is more to an artwork than just its type and content, which it is impossible to completely understand an artwork without taking a look at the larger image. Smithson is stressing the significance of looking at the context of a work of art, in addition to its kind and material, in order to gain a much better understanding of it. He is recommending that type and content are both important, but they are insufficient to totally comprehend an artwork.
This quote is written / told by Robert Smithson between January 2, 1938 and July 20, 1973. He/she was a famous Artist from USA.
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