Revealing rarely seen work alongside her iconic looped-wire
sculptures, this catalogue celebrates Ruth Asawa's unique vision and
intimate subject matter.
Known for her intricate and distinct artistic language, Asawa produced
numerous sculptures, drawings, and prints that are built on simple,
repeated gestures that accumulate into complex compositions. Her works
on paper and "continuous" looped-wire sculptures suggest a field of
fluctuating positive and negative forms, a means of reshaping how we
perceive the world. Personal motifs reappear throughout in the most
comprehensive look at the artist's oeuvre to date--ceramic casts of
faces of her family, friends, and neighbors; the carved front door Asawa
and her family made for their home; and drawings of her children,
grandchildren, and husband sleeping--all providing an expansive look
into the artist's life.
A document of the breathtaking and surprising exhibition Ruth Asawa:
All Is Possible, organized by Helen Molesworth, this book records and
expands upon the show, offering new insight from writers and curators
with a selection of sixty-four works from Asawa's spectacular oeuvre.
With an introduction by Molesworth, this book features focused texts
from Makeda Best, Taylor Davis, Ruth Erickson, Briony Fer, Jennifer L.
Roberts, and John Yau.
