Richard Serra: Transmitter

Richard Serra has created large-scale sculptures for architectural, urban, and landscape settings, and this book presents a recent sculpture, Transmitter (2020), made of weatherproof steel. It also includes immersive installation views and plate photography of fourteen recent works on paper by the artist, accompanied by a new text by art historian Maria Stavrinaki.

Format: Hardback
Length: 126 pages
Publication date: 07 February 2023
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Richard Serra is a renowned sculptor who has created monumental works of art for architectural, urban, and landscape settings across the globe. This remarkable volume, published in conjunction with a captivating exhibition at Gagosian Le Bourget in Paris in 2021-22, showcases a recent sculpture by the artist titled Transmitter (2020). Crafted from weatherproof steel, Transmitter stands as a colossal masterpiece, measuring approximately 4 meters in height, 18 meters in width, and 18 meters in length. The book offers an immersive experience by presenting captivating installation views of the sculpture within the expansive exhibition space of Gagosian Le Bourget. Additionally, it features exquisite plate photography of fourteen recent works on paper by Serra, allowing readers to delve into his artistic journey. Accompanying this visual feast is a new text by art historian Maria Stavrinaki, offering a comprehensive exploration of Serra's long sculptural practice through three distinct formal, temporal, and political moments.

Richard Serra, born in San Francisco in 1938, currently resides and works in New York. His artistic creations have found their place in prestigious museum collections worldwide. Since 1983, Gagosian has organized thirty-seven exceptional exhibitions of Serra's work in the United States and Europe, showcasing his profound impact on the art world.

Dimension: 310 x 239 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847899425