{"product_id":"ruth-asawa-lifes-work-hardcover","title":"Ruth Asawa: Life's Work - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTamara Schenkenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAruna D'Souza\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eHelen Molesworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Doing is living. That is all that matters.\"--Ruth Asawa\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout her long and prolific career American artist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) developed innovative sculptures in wire, a medium she explored through increasingly complex forms using craft-based techniques she learned while traveling in Mexico in 1947. In 1949, after studying at Black Mountain College, Asawa moved to San Francisco and created dozens of wire works, among them an iconic bronze fountain--the first of many public commissions--for the city's Ghirardelli Square. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bringing together examples from across Asawa's full and extraordinary career, this expansive volume serves as an unprecedented reorientation of her sculptures within the historical context of 20th-century art. In particular, it includes careful consideration of Asawa's advocacy for arts education in public schools, while simultaneously focusing on her vital--and long under-recognized--contributions to the field of sculpture. Insightful essays explore the intersection of formal experimentation and identity to offer a fresh assessment of this celebrated artist. Richly illustrated with exquisite new installation views, \u003ci\u003eRuth Asawa: Life's Work\u003c\/i\u003e introduces original scholarship that traces the dynamic evolution of form in the artist's work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Pulitzer Arts Foundation \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (09\/14\/18-02\/16\/19)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTamara H. Schenkenberg \u003c\/b\u003eis curator at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 11.3 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754155671840,"sku":"9780300242690","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f828290d487628dd2dc28953aa0dec0.webp?v=1780034598","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ruth-asawa-lifes-work-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}