Richard Serra: The Matter Of Time

by Carmen Giménez, Richard Serra (Artist), Robert Polidori (Photographer)

Richard Serra, renowned for his challenging and inventive work, is widely considered to be one of the greatest sculptors of the contemporary era. The Matter of Time documents Serra's recent commission by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao of seven monumental sculptures for the largest gallery of the museum. Together with "Snake" (1994-97), the work that Serra created for the museum's grand opening, the sculptures create a permanent, site-specific installation of a scale and ambition unrivaled in modern history. Through a revealing interview-essay by noted critic Hal Foster, and writings and statements by the artist about his recent series Torqued Ellipses and the present, unprecedented commission, the book discloses the last 25 years of this sculptor's oeuvre and the evolution of his sculptural vocabulary as it relates to this installation. Other writings by Carmen Giménez and a chronology by Kate Nesin help contextualize Serra's work.

Genres: Art

212 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Sergio Caredda · Rating 5 out of 5]

L’installazione di Serra al Guggenheim di Bilbao ė une vera esperienza, fisica oltre che artistica. Questo catalogo racconta la storia dell’artista, attraverso le sue installazioni più significative. Una lunga intervista spiega come sia arrivato a concepire l’installazione per il museo basco, e infine una lunga sezione ė dedicata proprio alla descrizione della stessa installazione.
Ottimo accompagnamento alla visita, perché dopo di essa vi sorgeranno decine di domande...

[Brian Kovesci · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only exhibit of Serra’s work I know I’ve seen was at LACMA a year or two ago. I kept getting lost in the steel. I couldn’t stop taking photos of Chris investigating the forms and material because the scale of everything dwarfed him and the rust overpowered all other colors in the room. It was truly an experience.

RIP, Richard.