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Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe

By (author) Emma Ridgway, By (author) Vibece Salthe

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A unique look at the visionary artist, educator and activist Ruth Asawa (1926â€“2013). â€˜I state, without hesitation or reserve, that I consider Ruth Asawa to be the most gifted, productive, and originally inspired artist that I have ever known personallyâ€™ R. Buckminster Fuller, 1971 Although less known outside North America, Japanese-American artist Ruth Asawa is an artist of vital importance to modern art. Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe, which accompanies the first exhibition of Asawaâ€™s work to be staged in public galleries in Europe, introduces European audiences to both Asawaâ€™s powerful art - including her signature hanging sculptures in looped and tied wire - and her pioneering education practice. It positions her expansive ethos â€“ her self-identification as â€˜a citizen of the universeâ€™ and belief that art education can be life enriching for everyone - as a catalyst for creative forward-thinking in the 21st century. Focusing on a dynamic and formative period in her life from 1945 to 1980, this book gives readers a unique experience of the artist and her work, exploring her legacy from a European perspective and positioning her as an abstract sculptor crucial to American modernism. It is a wonderful celebration of her holistic integration of art, education and community engagement, through which she called for a revolutionary and inclusive vision of artâ€™s role in society.