Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe

Ridgway, Emma; Salthe, Vibeca

ISBN 10: 0500025428 / ISBN 13: 9780500025420

Verlag: Thames & Hudson (5/2022), 2022

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A unique look at the visionary artist, educator and activist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013).

'I state, without hesitation or reserve, that I consider Ruth Asawa to be the most gifted, productive, and originally inspired artist that I have ever known personally' R. Buckminster Fuller, 1971
Although less known outside North America, Japanese-American artist Ruth Asawa is an artist of vital importance to modern art. Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe, which accompanies the first exhibition of Asawa's work to be staged in public galleries in Europe, introduces European audiences to both Asawa's powerful art - including her signature hanging sculptures in looped and tied wire - and her pioneering education practice. It positions her expansive ethos - her self-identification as 'a citizen of the universe' and belief that art education can be life enriching for everyone - as a catalyst for creative forward-thinking in the 21st century.

Focusing on a dynamic and formative period in her life from 1945 to 1980, this book gives readers a unique experience of the artist and her work, exploring her legacy from a European perspective and positioning her as an abstract sculptor crucial to American modernism. It is a wonderful celebration of her holistic integration of art, education and community engagement, through which she called for a revolutionary and inclusive vision of art's role in society.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Emma Ridgway is Chief Curator and Head of Exhibitions at Modern Art Oxford. Vibece Salthe is a Curator at the Stavanger Art Museum, Norway.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe
Verlag: Thames & Hudson (5/2022)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Used: Like New