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Book SynopsisA unique look at the visionary artist, educator and activist Ruth Asawa (1926â2013). âI 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 Asawaâs work to be staged in public galleries in Europe, introduces European audiences to both Asawaâs 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 âa 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 l
Table of ContentsDirector's Foreword
Introduction
A Citizen of the Universe
EMMA RIDGWAY
Art as an approach to living
SIGRUN ÅSEBØ AND VIBECE SALTHE
Camouflaging Asawa
JOHN R. BLAKINGER
Asawa as a Life Long Learner
EMILY PRINGLE
Interviews
FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF RUTH ASAWA
(ALVARADO WORKSHOPS AND ASAWA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS)
TIMELINE
EXHIBITION CHECKLIST
