Ruth Asawa: Retrospective

by Janet Bishop (Editor), Cara Manes (editor), Anne Anlin Cheng (contributor)

336 pages, Hardcover

Published April 1, 2025

Reviews

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recently saw Ruth Asawa’s work featured in a current exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. There is an understated elegance to her abstract looped-wire sculptures inspired by natural and organic forms.

Wish I could afford to purchase one of her sculptures. But alas I could afford to purchase this book which was available as a companion to this excellent exhibition. This book covers her art work and it is beautifully presented.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This entire book is lovely—from the essays at the beginning and end, to the structure and layout of how the art images are presented, to the cover design and quality of paper. I adore Ruth Asawa’s looped-wire sculptures, and now I appreciate her so much more as a person and artist of multiple mediums. It was interesting to learn that she was a student of Josef Albers. Her work is inspiring and beautiful. This book is fantastic.

[Aiden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great photos and essays. Excited to see these works in person at MoMA now that I know more about them!