Possible Oversight by Foundation Results in Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty Being Handed Over to the State of Utah

If you are the foundation in charge of overseeing an iconic piece of art by a celebrated American artist, it’s always best to make sure you jot a note in your calendar to remind you to pay the annual $250 fee for the land it’s sitting on. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, that oversight has apparently occurred with Robert Smithson‘s “earthwork masterpiece,” Spiral Jetty. The paper reports that the New York-based Dia Foundation, which was tasked with overseeing the Utah installation by the artist’s estate, failed to pay the small annual fee for the 10 acres of submerged land it sits in.