Elevated ruins

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An exhibition at the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, commemorates a survey of Emperor Diocletian's Palace at Spalato (Split, Yugoslavia) by Robert Adam and Charles-Louis Clerisseau in 1757. 'Monumental Reputation: Robert Adam and the Emperor's Palace' has been created by Iain Gordon Brown. The centrepiece is a model of the palace and it is accompanied by an excellent display of original drawings and Adam family letters. The exhibition shows Adam's ability as an archaeologist as well as an artist and architect. Adam's 'grand tour' of Europe greatly influenced his later work.

Architecture, Roman, Roman architecture, Adam, Robert

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Sculptors investigate an arts institution

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The sculptors exhibiting works at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, England, examine the functions of the institute in their pieces. Atelier van Lieshout presents a homely environment made out of light-coloured wood on three floors. Langlands & Bell's piece entitled 'Eclipse' is a 10-meter ellipse of bench seating for group discussions. Jorge Pardo's untitled sculpture incorporates an artefact from local collections which changes daily, and Francoise Quardon's 'The Day Before I Die' includes text pasted to the gallery walls and glass objects positioned in front of video monitors.

Pardo, Jorge, Quardon, Francoise

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The pleasure of ruins

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The art and writings of Robert Smithson, who died in 1973, interest people from a range of professions including architecture, engineering and psychoanalysis. Smithson was particularly interested in the process of destruction. One of his works featured a woodshed which collapsed under the weight of dirt piled on top of it. Another piece, reconstructed in this exhibition, is a pile of broken glass. The exhibition also features expressionist paintings from Smithson's early artistic period and his drawings for reclamation projects.

Expressionism (Art), Smithson, Robert

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