Richard Serra - American Sculptor in Paris (Jarden des Tuleries) & London (Gagosian Gallery) 2008
A fan of Richard Serra's simple yet challenging and provocating in terms of scale, his steel sculptures never fail in allowing me to better appreciate spaces being confronted with tonnes of curved steel wrapping and separating imaginery boundaries. In my recent trip to Paris in November, as we (my unti from college) were walking through Jarden des Tuleries and low and behold - orange-brown covered rust of large steel works awaited me - it brought a tinge of excitement.
Marks of white sandy footprints were found at the base of the sculpture where "no-crossing-the-line" rope was not set. Especially the center part of the two curves, a tangent of departure.
Now that I look at it again, it looks like hot-fiery heated irons mimicking the event of the parting of the red sea. I have not read on his concept of this work but think its nice to formulate my own thoughts on how I feel and experience.I'll be visiting the Gagosian Gallery following Friday, 12 December 2008, and am certainly looking forward to it. It serves as the main course following up from my Paris appetizer of Serra's works.
k.i.v
The exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery, London ends on the 20th December 2008.
links to Richard Serra as of 2008:
'promenade' by richard serra at paris' grand palais
by designboom.com
Richard Serra Paris Moment
by nytimes.com
Monumenta 2008 - Richard Serra
by monumenta.com
Serra’s Monumental Vision, Vertical Edition
by art & design > nytimes.com
Architecture et sculpture
Monumenta 2008 - vendredi, 05 décembre 2008 © Monumenta 2008
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