Quote by Robert Smithson
When a finished work of 20th century sculpture is placed in an 18t

When a finished work of 20th century sculpture is placed in an 18th century garden, it is absorbed by the ideal representation of the past, thus reinforcing political and social values that are no longer with us. – Robert Smithson

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Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future. – Robert Smithson

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My passion for gardening may strike some as selfish, or merely an act of resignation in the face of overwhelming problems that beset the world. It is neither. I have found that each garden is just what Voltaire proposed in Candide: a microcosm of a just and beautiful society. – Andrew Weil

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My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didnt take it out of my garden. – Eric Morecambe

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I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens. I can not bear gardening, but I love gardens. – Elton John

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I got a little house in East L.A. and did the gardening. I was doing some acting here and there, doing my own thing… getting back to reality. – Adam Ant

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