Zabriskie Point sequence of couples rolling in the dust of Death Valley

Simons' look was far more conceptual than that and was inspired by looking at the work of land artists and Antonioni's 1970 film Zabriskie Point. We knew this because Simons spelled out his sources beforehand on multiple video screens showing clips of work by various artists, including Christo, Gordon Matta-Clark, and Richard Wilson—grainy film of land being wrapped, buildings being demolished, and so on. When the show started, all the screens switched to the famous Zabriskie Point sequence of couples rolling in the dust of Death Valley, while the movie soundtrack played in the background.
- Sarah Mower

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