Richard Serra
Richard Serra (November 2, 1938 – March 26, 2024) was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, whose work has been primarily associated with Postminimalism. Described as "one of his era's greatest sculptors", Serra became notable for emphasizing the material qualities of his works and exploration of the relationship between the viewer, the work, and the site.Serra pursued English literature at the University of California, Berkeley, before shifting to visual art. He graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1961, where he met influential muralists Rico Lebrun and Howard Warshaw. Supporting himself by working in steel mills, Serra's early exposure to industrial materials influenced his artistic trajectory. He continued his education at Yale University, earning a B.A. in Art History and an M.F.A. in 1964. While in Paris on a Yale fellowship in 1964, he befriended composer Philip Glass and explored Constantin Brâncuși's studio, both of which had a strong influence on his work. His time in Europe also catalyzed his subsequent shift from painting to sculpture.
From the mid-1960s onward, particularly after his move to New York City in 1966, Serra worked to radicalize and extend the definition of sculpture beginning with his early experiments with rubber, neon, and lead, to his large-scale steel works. His early works in New York, such as ''To Lift'' from 1967 and ''Thirty-Five Feet of Lead Rolled Up'' from 1968, reflected his fascination with industrial materials and the physical properties of his chosen mediums. His large-scale works, both in urban and natural landscapes, have reshaped public interactions with art and, at times, were also a source of controversy, such as that caused by his ''Tilted Arc'' in Manhattan in 1981. Serra was married to artist Nancy Graves between 1965 and 1970, and Clara Weyegraf between 1981 and his death in 2024. Provided by Wikipedia
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Richard Serra, Lemgo vectors / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : Druckgrafik : Werkverzeichnis 1972-1999 / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : weight and measure drawings / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : the matter of time. by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra, drawing : a retrospective / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra sculpture : September 15-14 October, 1989. by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : Dirk's Pod / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : drawings 1969-1990 : catalogue raisonné = Zeichnungen 1969-1990 : Werkverzeichnis / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Writings, interviews / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : drawings : work comes out of work / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : Werkverzeichnis : Druckgrafik, 1972-2007 = Richard Serra : catalogue raisonné : prints, 1972-2007 / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : rolled and forged. by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Schriften, interviews, 1970-1989 / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : sculpture : forty years / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra : torqued ellipses. by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra, drawings and etchings from Iceland. by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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La Mormaire / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Afangar / by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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Richard Serra, sculpture 1985-1987 : the Pace Gallery ... wall props and drawings, September 25-24 October, 1987, Leo Castelli ... three sculptures, September 26-17 October 1987. by Serra, Richard, 1938-
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