Editing Spiral (section)

==In art==
The spiral has inspired artists throughout the ages. Among the most famous of spiral-inspired art is [[Robert Smithson]]'s [[earthworks (art)|earthwork]], "[[Spiral Jetty]]", at the [[Great Salt Lake]] in Utah.<ref>{{cite book | author1=Israel, Nico | title=Spirals : the whirled image in twentieth-century literature and art | date=2015 | publisher=New York Columbia University Press | pages=161–186 | isbn=978-0-231-15302-7 }}</ref> The spiral theme is also present in David Wood's Spiral Resonance Field at the [[Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum|Balloon Museum]] in Albuquerque, as well as in the critically acclaimed [[Nine Inch Nails]] 1994 concept album ''[[The Downward Spiral]]''. The Spiral is also a prominent theme in the anime ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'', where it represents a philosophy and way of life. It also central in Mario Merz and Andy Goldsworthy's work. The spiral is the central theme of the horror manga ''[[Uzumaki]]'' by [[Junji Ito]], where a small coastal town is afflicted by a curse involving spirals.