To have done with the Judgement of Robert Smithson
<p>On Monday, November 16th 2015, I take the subway to Hoboken from the 14th street PATH station. There, I buy a copy of the <em>New York Times</em> and a ham sandwich with a bottle of water. I also carry with me a printed-out-from-the-internet copy of a text written by Robert Smithson in 1967. Next, I go to the automatic ticket machine and buy a one-way Bus 85 ticket to Passaic (including a change for Bus 190) and a one-way train ticket to come back. I am early, so I sit down and open the <em>Times</em>. After futilely trying to glance at the art section, I go back to the front page and its headline: “France strikes ISIS targets in Syria in retaliation for attacks on Paris.” I had been reading everything I could on the matter and continuously watching news broadcasts since the attack two days before…</p>
Authors: Alexis Dahan
Influence: Robert Smithson
Part of: Droste Effect Bulletins