As part of the Robert Smithson in Europe exhibition at the Jozef Albert Museum in Bottrop, Germany (just across the border from Arnhem), Anne Reenders and Martine van Kampen from Land Art Lives will be talking to Britta Peters (Urbane Künste Ruhr). The discussion will be moderated by Monja Drossman, one of the curators of the exhibition.

Just two hours away from Bottrop, Robert Smithson created Broken Circle/Spiral Hill in Emmen in 1971, his largest earthwork outside the United States. At the intersection of art, industry, and nature, the work poses a major challenge for art historians and landowners. Anne Reenders, who, in addition to Land Art Lives, is also involved in preserving the work through her work at the foundation Land Art Contemporary, and Martine van Kampen will talk to Britta Peters about the challenges of preserving land art. Land art and art in public spaces in the Ruhr area are linked to those in the Netherlands. The conversation will focus on contemporary artistic perspectives between the two regions.

Sunday, February 1, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Free admission

Jozef Albers Museum / Museum Quadrat
Anni-Albers-Platz 1
46236 Bottrop
Germany

The exhibition Robert Smithson in Europe has been extended until April 19, 2026.