Richard Serra, drawing : a retrospective /

Accompanying a retrospective exhibition, this generously illustrated publication examines Richard Serra's drawings from the 1970s until the present. While the contemporary American sculptor is internationally acclaimed for his large-scale, site-specific sculptures, he is less well known for his drawings. Yet over the course of his 40-year career, Serra repeatedly turned to drawing as a way to respond to his sculptures as well as experiment and record new perceptions and ideas. His drawings eventually became fully realized, autonomous artworks that underwent significant shifts in concept, materials, and scale. In this first book to examine critically the relationship between Serra's drawings and sculpture, curators Gary Garrels (Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Art), Rose (chief curator, Menil Drawing Institute and Study Center), and Michelle White (associate curator, Menil Collection) cover the artist's drawings, practices, techniques, influences, and more. Verdict Elegently presented and well documented, with endnotes, a chronology, an exhibition history, and selected bibliography, this authoritative book will be of interest to museum visitors, students, scholars, curators, and fans of Serra. Highly recommended.-Cheryl Ann Lajos, Free Lib. of Philadelphia (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.