{"product_id":"ruth-asawa","title":"Ruth Asawa","description":"Known for her extensive body of intricate and dynamic wire sculptures,  American sculptor, educator, and arts activist Ruth Asawa challenged  conventional  notions  of  material  and  form  through  her  emphasis  on   lightness and transparency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Asawa began her now iconic looped-wire works in the late 1940s while still  a student at Black Mountain College. Their unique structure was inspired  by a 1947 trip to Mexico, during which local craftsmen taught her how to  create baskets out of wire. While seemingly unrelated to the lessons of color  and composition taught in Josef Albers's legendary Basic Design course,  these works, as she explained, are firmly grounded in his teachings in their  use of unexpected materials and their elision of figure and ground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Presenting  an  important  and  timely  overview  of  the  artist's  work,  this   monograph brings together a broad selection of her sculptures, works on  paper, and more. Together the body of work demonstrates the centrality  of Asawa's innovative practice to the art-historical legacy of the twentieth  century. In addition to an incredible group of photographs of the artist and  her work by Imogen Cunningham, a selection of rare archival materials will  illustrate a chronology of the artist's life and work. Featuring an extensive  text by Tiffany Bell which explores the artist's influences, history, and, most  importantly, the work itself, as well as a significant essay by Robert Storr  discussing Asawa's work in relation to mid-twentieth century art history,  culture, and scientific theory.","brand":"David Zwirner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42665087696932,"sku":"9781941701683","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9781941701683.jpg?v=1773245706","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/ruth-asawa","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}