{"id":6788,"date":"2025-10-17T19:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/6788\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:16:23","slug":"ruth-asawa-arrives-in-new-york-with-a-monumental-retrospective-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/6788\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Asawa Arrives in New York with a Monumental Retrospective \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most iconic figures of the mid-20th century, trailblazing Japanese-American artist Ruth Asawa<\/a> led a prolific life of art-making, advocacy, and civic engagement. Over a decade after her passing, the last year has ushered in a momentous wave of exhibitions for Asawa\u2014appearing at David Zwirner in her first solo exhibition in Greater China<\/a>, followed by two major showings of Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective.<\/p>\n

In a tale of two MoMAs, the enormous exhibition recently traveled from its point of origin in San Francisco, where the artist fostered a deep, lifelong connection to the city. Its arrival in New York City now marks the largest show dedicated to a woman artist in the museum\u2019s history. <\/p>\n

\"aPhotograph by Laurence Cuneo. \u00a9 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy of David Zwirner<\/p>\n

Featuring more than 300 of Asawa\u2019s artworks spread across a whopping 16,000 square feet, the expansive collection documents the artist\u2019s six-decade-long career. You can expect to get a close look at her groundbreaking wire sculptures, intimate paintings, drawings, and prints, as well as bronze casts and monumental public works.<\/p>\n

Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective<\/a> opens at the Museum of Modern Art on October 19, where it will be on view until February 7, 2026. Explore more<\/a> from Asawa on Colossal, and delve further into her practice through her estate\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"installationInstallation view of \u2018Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective.\u2019 Photo by Jonathan Dorado, \u00a9 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cPoppy\u201d (1965), lithograph, 30 1\u221516 \u00d7 20 9\u221516 inches, edition of 20. Image \u00a9 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy of David Zwirner<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cUntitled (S.398, Hanging Eight-Lobed, Four-Part, Discontinuous Surface Form within a Form with Spheres in the Seventh and Eighth Lobes)\u201d (1955), brass wire, iron wire, and galvanized iron wire, 8 feet 8 1\/2 inches \u00d7 14 1\/2 \u00d7 14 1\/2 inches. Image \u00a9 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy of David Zwirner<\/p>\n

\"a\u201cUntitled (BMC.145, BMC Laundry Stamp)\u201d (1948\u201349), stamped ink on fabric sheeting, 36 3\/4 \u00d7 45 1\/2 inches. Image \u00a9 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy of David Zwirner<\/p>\n

\"installationInstallation view of \u2018Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective.\u2019 Photo by Jonathan Dorado, \u00a9 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York<\/p>\n

\"installationInstallation view of \u2018Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective.\u2019 Photo by Jonathan Dorado, \u00a9 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York<\/p>\n

\"installationInstallation view of \u2018Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective.\u2019 Photo by Jonathan Dorado, \u00a9 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York<\/p>\n

\"installationInstallation view of \u2018Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective.\u2019 Photo by Jonathan Dorado, \u00a9 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York<\/p>\n

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