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Richard Serra
Early Work
This publication focuses on the early work of Richard Serra, one of the most influential artists working today. The works
included in this volume represent the beginning of the artist’s innovative, process-oriented experiments with non -
traditional materials, such as vulcanized rubber, neon, and lead, in addition to key early examples of his work in steel and
a selection of the artist’s films from this period.
The interplay of gravity and material that was introduced early in Serra’s career set the stage for his ongoing engagement
with the spatial and temporal properties of sculpture. This monograph aims to reconsider the groundbreaking practices
and ideas that so firmly situate Serra in the history of 20 th -century art. The publication includes a text by Hal Foster, in
addition to a selection of archival texts and photographs from the years 1966 to 1972.
Richard Serra was born in San Francisco in 1938. Since the 1960’s he has exhibited extensively throughout the world.
In addition, Serra has created a number of site-specific sculptures in public and private venues in both North America
and Europe. Serra’s books at Steidl include Sculpture 1985–1998 (1999), The Matter of Time (2005), Te Tuhirangi
Contour (2005) and Notebooks (2011). He lives in New York and Nova Scotia.
Richard Serra
Early Work
Text by Hal Foster
Includes archival texts and photographs
from the years 1966 to 1972
Book design by McCall Associates
340 pages
9.5 × 11.8 in. / 24 × 30 cm
200 photographs
Tritone and four-color process
Hardcover
€ 68.00 / £ 54.00 / US$ 88.00
(distributed in North America and Canada by D.A.P.)
ISBN 978-3-86930-716-9
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