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WORLD-CLASS ART RUTH ASAWA:

RETROSPECTIVE, SUPPORTED
BY GOOGLE.ORG

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA) join forces to
present Ruth Asawa: Retrospective, a sweeping exploration
of the pioneering artist’s extraordinary legacy. Running
from April 5 to September 2, 2025, this landmark exhibition
will be the most comprehensive survey of Asawa’s work to
date, offering a deep dive into her artistic evolution and the
inspirations that shaped her practice.
Featuring more than 300 works, including her signature
looped-wire sculptures, drawings, prints, and paintings, the
exhibition illuminates Asawa’s restless experimentation
and deep commitment to community-centered artmaking.
It further explores how her San Francisco home and
garden became an epicenter of creativity, embodying the
collaborative spirit that guided her public sculptures and
tireless arts advocacy.

Ruth Asawa. Untitled (S.046a-d, Hanging Group of Four, Two-Lobed Forms),
1961 Copper and brass wire, (a): 60×17×17 in. (152.4×43.2×17.8 cm); (b):
21×12×12 in. (53.3×30.5×30.5 cm); (c): 32×13×13 in. (81.3×33×33 cm); (d):
41×16×16 in. (104.1×40.6×40.6 cm). Collection of Diana Nelson and John
Atwater, promised gift to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. photo:
Henrik Kam .Courtesy SFMOMA.
Ruth Asawa. Untitled (S.084, Hanging Single-Lobed, Five-Layered Continuous
Form within a Form), ca. 1962 Copper wire, 14 × 18 1∕4 × 18 1∕4 in. (35.6 × 46.4
× 46.4 cm). Private collection. photo: Henrik Kam. Courtesy SFMOMA.

Ruth Asawa: Retrospective (installation view, San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art, April 5–September 2, 2025); artwork: © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier,
Inc., courtesy David Zwirner; backdrop photograph: © 2025 Rondal Partridge
Archives; photo: Henrik Kam

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