See more ideas about richard serra, installation art and art. This handsome book brings together for the first time serras drawn work, considering the artists investigation of medium as an activity both independent from. The legendary artist richard serra has earned countless accolades and international renown for a 50year career creating monumental steel sculptures and abstract drawings. Learn more about richard serras drawings, life and collections here. They make use of etching ink, silica, and serras beloved paint. Richard serras drawings at metropolitan museum of art. Richard serras drawings are like messengers knocking at monets door, telling of the violence and disasters to come. This book introduces readers to serras most recent series and reaffirms his innovation and contribution to the practice of drawing. A retrospective white, michelle, rose, bernice, garrels, gary, dabrowski, magdalena, shiff, richard on. Michelle whites book on richard serra menil collection was a delight for me not only because of the drawings showcased but also because of the artists thoughts and ideas about art and his art specifically. Drawings for the courtauld the courtauld gallery barnaby wright on.
Richard serras drawings function as sculpture sfgate. Richard serra is among the leading artists of his generation. Rising to prominence on the new york art scene more than forty years ago. Drawings and etchings from iceland rosenthal, interview by mark on. Richard serra prints and multiples 28 for sale at 1stdibs. Richard serra exhibition catalogs, books, bibliography, biography. Richard serra drawing a retrospective the menil collection. Designed by mccall associates in close collaboration with the artist, drawings 20152017 features new scholarship by art historian neil cox and exhibition curator francesco stocchi, a chronology of the drawings by curator michelle white, as well as a historical text by albert camus selected by serra. The exhibition drawingswork comes out of work presents six groups of works from the last 10 years in largeformat illustrations and includes tantalizing photographic glimpses of the artist at work in his studio.
Rambles, composites, rotterdam verticals, rotterdam horizontals, rifts at museum. Richard serras top 10 works at auction artnet news. Art historian james lawrence contributes an essay on this hitherto underpublished aspect of serras oeuvre. Books by richard serra author of writingsinterviews. Known for his largescale, sitespecific sculptures, the artist has consistently produced drawings throughout his. A retrospective at the san francisco museum of modern art sfmoma is a surprisingly varied display of the artists. One of the titans of modern art, richard serra, best known for his monumenal steel sculptures, is to have his first solo exhibition in britain since. Serras drawings to be mounted by an american museum, the show has been organized by the menil collection in houston.
Published on dec 14, 2015 the museum of modern art recently added richard serras equal to its collection. Richard serra is one of the most important and revered artists working today. Drawingswork comes out of work schneider, eckhard, lawrence, james, serra, richard on. Because of covid19 precautions, we are currently limiting book orders to one item per order to ensure that our warehouse team can work safely. Edited by gary garrels, bernice rose, and michelle white.
Richard serra drawing, the title of the retrospective opening today at the san francisco museum of modern art, sounds as if it names an everyday. The 320ton sculpture is composed of four pairs of precisely forged steel blocks. In 2007, serras prop sculpture even level exceeded expectations at a sothebys contemporary art evening sale. As the focal point of numerous highprofile exhibitions, the s.
Richard serra scales down with ramble drawings the new. Richard serra drawings 20152017 museum boijmans van. On view at david zwirner will be new drawings originating in works that were first presented in serras 2017 exhibition at the museum boijmans van beuningen. Rambles, composites, rotterdam verticals, rotterdam horizontals.
Make offer richard serra master artist original exhibition poster most have to collectors richard serra ballast iii 2011, etching, ed. Serra sees drawing as one of the few activities in which he can comprehend the sources of his workit allows him to grasp the world. Richard serra on his drawing retrospective at the metropolitan museum of art talk with charlie rose, april 2011. Forty years at the museum of modern art, new york 2007. Novatone print on heavy tintorettogesso paper dimensions. The drawings in zwirners second floor galleries, like all of serras drawings, are a rich, heavy black. David zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of new drawings by american artist richard serra, the first solo presentation of the artist s work in hong kong. The work of richard serra art and design the guardian.
Published in 2017 on the occasion of the exhibition richard serra. One of the most prominent artists of our time is in our museum. Line drawings more so than others call up the history of the convention in that they contain a reservoir of memories. Richard serras equal, a roomsize sculpture installation at david zwirner in chelsea last summer, was among the years best shows. Prior to the program, a book signing for the exhibition catalogue was. One sees drawings through the drawings one has seen. Take a look at the book and if it entices you, buy it. Now hes making a splash at gagosian, his principal. With contributions by lizzie borden, magdalena dabrowski, gary garrels, bernice rose, richard serra, richard shiff, and michelle white as the focal point of numerous highprofile exhibitions, the sculpture of richard serra b. Richard serras dark magic descends on the courtauld art.
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