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tracing her journey from early studies at Black Mountain College
WORLD-CLASS ART RUTH ASAWA: artworks, archival materials such as photographs, documents,
to her transformative sculptural innovations. Alongside her

and ephemera shed light on her public commissions, advocacy
A RETROSPECTIVE
for arts education, and lasting impact on her community.
Organized by Cara Manes and Janet Bishop with curatorial
teams from MoMA and SFMOMA, the exhibition follows a
chronological and thematic structure, showcasing Asawa’s
MoMA and SFMOMA present Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective, radical approach to form, material, and technique. After
a landmark exhibition celebrating the pioneering artist’s its presentation in New York, the retrospective will travel
expansive career. Coinciding with the centennial of Asawa’s to Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Fondation Beyeler,
birth, this major survey, the first posthumous retrospective, highlighting her lasting influence across global institutions.
explores her groundbreaking artistic practice, spanning six
decades and a range of mediums, including wire sculptures,
bronze casts, paper folds, paintings, and works on paper. Ruth Asawa. Untitled (BMC.145, BMC Laundry Stamp), c. 1948–49. Stamped
Featuring around 300 objects, the exhibition highlights Asawa’s ink on fabric sheeting. 36 3/4 × 45 1/2" (93.3 × 115.6 cm). The Museum of
Modern Art, New York, Acquired through the generosity of Joshua and Filipa
commitment to experimentation and interconnectedness,
Fink, 2018. © 2024 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New
York. Courtesy David Zwirner

Ruth Asawa. Untitled (S.398, Hanging Eight-Lobed, Four-Part, Discontinuous
Surface Form within a Form with Spheres in the Seventh and Eighth Lobes),
c. 1955. Brass wire, iron wire, and galvanized iron wire. 8' 8 1/2" × 14 1/2 ×
14 1/2" (265.4 × 36.8 × 36.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, Promised gift
of Alice and Tom Tisch, 2016. © 2024 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. / Artists Rights
Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy David Zwirner.

Ruth Asawa. Untitled (BMC.145, BMC Laundry Stamp), c. 1948–49. Stamped
ink on fabric sheeting. 36 3/4 × 45 1/2" (93.3 × 115.6 cm). The Museum of
Modern Art, New York, Acquired through the generosity of Joshua and Filipa
Fink, 2018. © 2024 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New
York. Courtesy David Zwirner

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