Acclaimed American sculptor Richard Serra passed away on March 26, 2024. I’m celebrating the artist’s life with a selection of images of his works and some videos that allow us to experience the monumental three dimensional works more fully than is possible from still photos. Of course, there is no substitute for encountering a work of art in person and I encourage you to seize any chance to do so that comes your way.
Wonderful post, a great tribute to a great artist. The experience of seeing (and sometimes walking through) his art is like no other. I was fascinated to learn from you about his childhood experience of shipbuilding. When thinking about his work, this makes so much sense as an influence. I was also interested to see that San Francisco has a set of Torqued Ellipses. There is also a set at Dia:Beacon, in Beacon, New York. Those are the works I have been able to walk through—quite amazing and a little terrifying, at first!
It is awful that Serra’s New York City work was destroyed, rather than moved elsewhere. It was not a good choice of location, given the pedestrian flow in that area, but why could it not, for example, have been moved to a place like Storm King, in the Hudson Valley? Such a terrible shame. Storm King is a wonderful place, and a beautiful setting for outdoor sculpture. There is a Serra piece there, too. https://collections.stormking.org/Browse/entities
Wonderful post, a great tribute to a great artist. The experience of seeing (and sometimes walking through) his art is like no other. I was fascinated to learn from you about his childhood experience of shipbuilding. When thinking about his work, this makes so much sense as an influence. I was also interested to see that San Francisco has a set of Torqued Ellipses. There is also a set at Dia:Beacon, in Beacon, New York. Those are the works I have been able to walk through—quite amazing and a little terrifying, at first!
It is awful that Serra’s New York City work was destroyed, rather than moved elsewhere. It was not a good choice of location, given the pedestrian flow in that area, but why could it not, for example, have been moved to a place like Storm King, in the Hudson Valley? Such a terrible shame. Storm King is a wonderful place, and a beautiful setting for outdoor sculpture. There is a Serra piece there, too. https://collections.stormking.org/Browse/entities
I know I'm an old curmudgeon, I did not see anything I liked at all.