The idea of language as material did not begin or end with Smithson, but Heap of Language (1966) is a singular statement. I love how it is both a poem and a drawing — and, in some way, a sculpture. Something to aspire to.Click through to read Richard Sieburth’s insightful essay on it.

The idea of language as material did not begin or end with Smithson, but Heap of Language (1966) is a singular statement. I love how it is both a poem and a drawing — and, in some way, a sculpture. Something to aspire to.

Click through to read Richard Sieburth’s insightful essay on it.