Serra’s early works presented in a new setting and photographed
Fragile vs. massive: leaden sculptures which seem to defy gravity
“Serra’s materials are not only lead and steel; they are above all spaces.” Katharina Rudolph , FAZ
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Richard Serra
Props, Films, Early Works
Richard Serra is one of the most important contemporary sculptors and occupies a firm place in the art of the past 50 years, where he is already counted among the classics. This lavishly produced volume concentrates on Serra’s early works, the so-called “Props” or “Prop Pieces”, as well as works on film from the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Richard Serra (*1939) experimented at an early stage with industrial materials like rubber, neon and lead, and also with steel a little later. His treatment of them demonstrates power and sensitivity at the same time. He creates powerful sculptures, canvases and works on paper whose execution demonstrates a fine sense of spatial situations. The volume contrasts works including a selection of twelve “Prop Pieces” with the artist’s early films. In both work groups the main focus lies on the artistic action: the positioning, leaning and adjustment of the lead sheets Serra uses corresponds with the simple actions of his works on film.
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Ed. Jörg Daur, Alexander Klar
In stock
With contributions by J. Daur, P. Forster, M. Nieslony, S. von Berswordt-Wallrabe
English-German edition
144 pages, 73 duplex illustrations
24 × 30 cm, hardcover
English-German edition
144 pages, 73 duplex illustrations
24 × 30 cm, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-2884-0
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