The Making of Amarillo Ramp (2013)

ALL 12/01/2013 (en) Documentary 32 Min
  • Release
    12/01/2013
  • Production
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  • Original title
    The Making of Amarillo Ramp
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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Overview

The Making of Amarillo Ramp documents the construction of Robert Smithson's earthwork Amarillo Ramp. At age thirty-five, while photographing the site of the earthwork in progress, Smithson died in a small airplane accident, along with pilot Gale Ray Rogers and photographer Robert E. Curtin. After Smithson's passing, Nancy Holt, Richard Serra, and Tony Shafrazi completed Amarillo Ramp according to Smithson's specifications. This film documents the sounds and actions of the powerful machinery necessary to create an earthwork of this scale, while underscoring the human skill and personal relationships that were integral to the completion of the work.

  1. Nancy Holt

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Nancy Holt

    Editor

  4. Producer



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The Making of Amarillo Ramp (2013) 32 Min

ALL 12/01/2013 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 12/01/2013
  • Production
  • Original title The Making of Amarillo Ramp
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The Making of Amarillo Ramp documents the construction of Robert Smithson's earthwork Amarillo Ramp. At age thirty-five, while photographing the site of the earthwork in progress, Smithson died in a small airplane accident, along with pilot Gale Ray Rogers and photographer Robert E. Curtin. After Smithson's passing, Nancy Holt, Richard Serra, and Tony Shafrazi completed Amarillo Ramp according to Smithson's specifications. This film documents the sounds and actions of the powerful machinery necessary to create an earthwork of this scale, while underscoring the human skill and personal relationships that were integral to the completion of the work.

  1. Nancy Holt

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Nancy Holt

    Editor

  4. Producer