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When asked to organize an exhibition on a theme of his choice, the Los Angeles artist Charles Ray chose that of moral and amoral space, which he took from sculptor Alberto Giacometti's description of one of his own works. A four dimensional being writes poetry on a field with sculptures is the title Ray gave to both the exhibition, which took place at Matthew Marks Gallery in New York, and this small, beautifully-produced volume, which accompanies it. Key artworks include Giacometti's 1948 "Standing Woman;" an untitled stack piece by Donald Judd; an ancient Greek kouros from roughly 600 B.C.; a sculpted piece of island marble from Attica; Mark di Suvero's 1960 "Hankchampion;" Jeff Wall's 1990 "A ventriloquist at a birthday party in October 1947;" and a series of 1969 sculptures entitled "The Fall of Man" by the American folk artist Edgar Tolson.
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Yahaira Ray
reviewed Charles Ray: A Four Dimensional Being Writes Poetry on a Field of Sculpture on May 26, 2008
Charles Ray: A Four Dimensional Being Writes Poetry on a Field of Sculpture
Someone shared with me an image of Ruth Asawa's work some years ago because my work knit wire sculptures reminded them of Asawa's looped wire sculptures. At the time, she was not known to me or my circle of artists. Then in 2007 while at the De Young Museum, I was thrilled to discover that the new addition lobby was animated with an installation of Ruth Asawa's sculptures. A long time resident of San Francisco, and as I learned from this wonderful book, Asawa was a lifetime arts advocate in California, particularly advocating for children's arts programs where she taught most of her life. This book which also serves as a comprehensive catalog of much of her work was published in connection with the De Young Museum exhibit. I think I actually bought the book just a couple of years ago when I was at the David Zwirner retrospective of her work in Manhattan. And I just started reading the book a couple of weeks ago, even though it has long been winking at me from my messy shelves of art books.
A compendium of her life which includes interviews between her and her architect husband for the Smithsonian archives, essays on the critique of her work, her life at Black Mountain, her impact on arts education, and more, this book makes for an in-depth and interesting read about how this artist was shaped as she lived her humble life which was dedicated to her art, even as she raised six children. Also included are quality prints and photographs of all genres of her work---the well know sculptures of course but also paintings, drawings, and prints. I was taken with her pen drawings, which carry the feel of her wire sculptures.
I have not read the second edition of this publication, nor have I read the 2019 book about Asawa written by Tamara Schenkenberg, but I would be surprised to find a much more comprehensive detailing of this artist's life than is in this book.
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