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Ruth Asawa : a retrospective view / by San Francisco Museum of Art.; Asawa, Ruth.; Nordland, Gerald.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Biographies.; Exhibition catalogs.; Asawa, Ruth;
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Ruth Asawa : a sculpting life / by Schoettler, Joan,author.(CARDINAL)396448; Van Wagoner, Traci,illustrator.(CARDINAL)399770;
Ages 3-8.K to Grade 3.
Subjects: Biographies.; Asawa, Ruth; Japanese American sculptors; Sculptors; Women sculptors;
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Ruth Asawa. by Asawa, Ruth,artist.(CARDINAL)291981; Bell, Tiffany,writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)270829; Jennings, Emily K. Doman,contributor.; Laib, Jonathan,writer of foreword.; Schwartz, Jaime(Art historian),writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)853500; Storr, Robert,writer of supplementary textual content.(CARDINAL)183035; Artbook (Publisher),distributor.(CARDINAL)853501; David Zwirner (Gallery),host institution,publisher,issuing body.(CARDINAL)352116;
"David Zwirner is pleased to announce the gallery's first exhibition dedicated to the work of Ruth Asawa since having announced the representation of the artist's estate earlier this year, which will take place at the 537 West 20th Street location. The exhibition will bring together a selection of key sculptures, paintings, and works on paper spanning Asawa's influential practice, as well as rare archival materials, including a group of vintage photographs of the artist and her work by Imogen Cunningham."
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Asawa, Ruth; Asawa, Ruth; Asawa, Ruth; Japanese American art; Metal sculpture; Minority women artists; Sculpture, Abstract; Sculpture, Modern; Wire in art;
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Ruth Asawa : life's work / by Asawa, Ruth,artist.(CARDINAL)291981; Cuneo, Aiko,contributor.; D'Souza, Aruna,contributor.(CARDINAL)354004; Lanier, Addie,contributor.; Molesworth, Helen,1966-contributor.(CARDINAL)267353; Schenkenberg, Tamara H.,editor,contributor.(CARDINAL)854773; Starke, Carla,writer of foreword.; Pulitzer Arts Foundation,publisher,host institution.(CARDINAL)783511; Yale University Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)332061;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Japanese American artist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) is known for intricate crocheted-wire sculptures, a medium she explored throughout her career after first encountering it as a student at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. After graduating, Asawa moved to San Francisco and created dozens of works in wire and cast metal, among them an iconic bronze fountain--her first of many public commissions--for the city's Ghirardelli Square. Bringing together works from across Asawa's career, this expansive volume examines her output in depth and situates it within the context of 20th-century art"--
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Asawa, Ruth; Asawa, Ruth; Exhibition catalogs.; Japanese American art; Metal sculpture; Sculpture, Abstract;
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Ruth Asawa : through line / by Asawa, Ruth,artist.(CARDINAL)291981; Alexander, Aleesa,contributor.(CARDINAL)357516; Bird, Isabel,contributor.(CARDINAL)880603; Conaty, Kim,editor,writer of preface,contributor.(CARDINAL)879462; Hutchinson, Scout,contributor.(CARDINAL)880601; Kopp, Édouard,1974-editor,writer of preface,contributor.(CARDINAL)337409; Marples, Kirsten,contributor.(CARDINAL)880602; Rabinow, Rebecca A.,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)284981; Troeller, Jordan,contributor.(CARDINAL)880600; Weinberg, Adam D.,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)172857; Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.),host institution,issuing body.(CARDINAL)183703; Whitney Museum of American Art,host institution,issuing body.(CARDINAL)139816;
Includes bibliographical references."The practice of drawing is a unifying thread in the art of Ruth Asawa (1926-2013). Known as a sculptor, which she described as "almost like drawing in space", Asawa drew daily and likened it to playing scales for musicians. Ruth Asawa Through LIne reveals her wonderfully varied output from the late 1940s to the 1990s. The art of drawing was Ruth Asawa's way to see and understand the world" --
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Asawa, Ruth; Asawa, Ruth; Drawing, American;
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Ruth Asawa : an artist takes shape / by Nakahira, Sam,1997-author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)890321;
Includes bibliographical references."This graphic biography chronicles the genesis of Ruth Asawa as an artist--from the horror of Pearl Harbor to her transformative education at Black Mountain College to building her life in San Francisco, where she would further develop and refine her groundbreaking wire sculptures."--Ages 13-18.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Biographical comics.; Nonfiction comics.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Young adult literature.; Biographies.; Asawa, Ruth; Sculptors; Women sculptors; Japanese American sculptors;
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Ruth Asawa : all is possible / by Asawa, Ruth,artist.(CARDINAL)291981; Molesworth, Helen,1966-curator,contributor.(CARDINAL)267353; Erickson, Ruth,contributor.(CARDINAL)332060; Yau, John,1950-contributor.(CARDINAL)151092; Best, Makeda,1975-contributor.(CARDINAL)873879; Davis, Taylor,1959-contributor.(CARDINAL)873825; Fer, Briony,contributor.(CARDINAL)271684; Roberts, Jennifer L.,1969-contributor.(CARDINAL)351432; David Zwirner (Gallery),publisher,host institution.(CARDINAL)352116;
Includes bibliographical references.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.0A 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. Exhibition: David Zwirner Gallery, New York, USA (04.11. - 18.12.2021).
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Asawa, Ruth; Sculpture, Abstract; Metal sculpture, American; Drawing, American; Women sculptors; Asian American women artists;
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The sculpture of Ruth Asawa : contours in the air / by Asawa, Ruth,artist.(CARDINAL)291981; Buchanan, John E.,1953-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)854591; Burgard, Timothy Anglin,contributor.(CARDINAL)192679; Campbell, Thomas P.(Thomas Patrick),1962-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)337155; Cornell, Daniell,writer of introduction,contributor.(CARDINAL)223438; Eherns, Susan,contributor.; Harris, May Emma,contributor.; Higa, Karin M.,contributor.(CARDINAL)279817; Hoefer, Jacqueline,contributor.(CARDINAL)854774; Jennings, Emily,1951-contributor.(CARDINAL)854775; Karlstrom, Paul J.,contributor.(CARDINAL)172716; Kreidler, John,contributor.; Stauter, Susan,contributor.; Terry, Colleen M.,contributor.(CARDINAL)280225; Woodbridge, Sally Byrne,contributor.(CARDINAL)512859; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco,publisher.(CARDINAL)152526; Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.),host institution.(CARDINAL)206560; M.H. de Young Memorial Museum,host institution.(CARDINAL)152527; University of California Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)280932;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-316) and index."The work of American artist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) is brought into brilliant focus in this definitive book, originally published to accompany the first complete retrospective of Asawa's career, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in 2006. This new edition features an expanded collection of essays and a detailed illustrated chronology that explore Asawa's fascinating life and her lasting contributions to American art. Beginning with her earliest works-drawings and paintings created in the 1940s while studying at Black Mountain College-this volume traces Asawa's flourishing career in San Francisco and her trajectory as a pioneering modernist sculptor who is recognized internationally for her innovative wire sculptures, public commissions, and activism on behalf of public arts education. Through her lifelong experimentations with wire, especially its capacity to balance open and closed forms, Asawa invented a powerful new vocabulary that contributed a unique perspective to the field of twentieth-century abstract sculpture. Working in a variety of nontraditional media, Asawa performed a series of remarkable metamorphoses, leading viewers into a deeper awareness of natural forms by revealing their structural properties. Through her art, Asawa transfigured the commonplace into metaphors for life processes themselves. The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa establishes the importance of Asawa's work within a larger cultural context of artists who redefined art as a way of thinking and acting in the world, rather than as merely a stylistic practice."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Asawa, Ruth; Asawa, Ruth; Asian American women artists; Exhibition catalogs.; Sculpture, Abstract; Women sculptors;
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A life made by hand : the story of Ruth Asawa / by D'Aquino, Andrea,author.(CARDINAL)628968;
Includes bibliographical references.Describes the life and artwork of the influential sculptor, from her childhood in a farming family and her avant-garde art style to her activism for arts education.Ages 6-10K to Grade 3.AD710L
Subjects: Biographies.; Picture books.; Asawa, Ruth; Sculptors; Sculptors; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
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Everything she touched : the life of Ruth Asawa / by Chase, Marilyn,1949-author.(CARDINAL)672918;
Includes bibliographical references and index.War -- The camp -- Getting up in the world -- Climbing black mountain -- Love letters -- A loft for a new life -- A workshop in Noe Valley -- Gamble with the young -- The fountain lady -- The wolf at the door -- Woman warrior -- Trust me -- The fighting years -- A compact of love."This is the story of a woman who wielded imagination and hope in the face of intolerance and who transformed everything she touched into art. Born in California in 1926, Ruth Asawa grew from a farmer's daughter to a celebrated sculptor. She survived an adolescence in the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II, attended the groundbreaking art school at Black Mountain College, fought through lupus, and revolutionized arts education in her adopted hometown of San Francisco. She forged an unconventional path in everything she did-whether raising a multiracial family of six children, founding a high school dedicated to the arts, or pursuing her own practice independent of the New York art market. Her beloved fountains are now San Francisco icons, and her signature hanging-wire sculptures grace the MoMA, de Young, Getty, Whitney, and many more museums and galleries across America. In this compelling biography, Marilyn Chase brings Asawa's story to vivid life. She draws on Asawa's extensive archives and weaves together many voices-family, friends, teachers, and critics-to offer a complex and fascinating portrait of the artist. With 70 photographs and artworks reproduced throughout the book, this is a richly visual volume that invites readers to step inside Asawa's story"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Asawa, Ruth.; Japanese American sculptors; Sculptors;
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