Serra, Richard (Anthony)

(1939– ) sculptor; born in San Francisco. He worked in a steel plant during his schooling at the University of California, studied with Josef Albers at Yale (M.F.A. 1964), traveled in Italy (1964–65), and settled in New York City. He is known for his gravity series, such as Belts (1966–67), and his large metal plate works, as in House of Cards (1969). His minimalist approach to sculpture has not appealed to some viewers, and one of his works, Tilted Arc (1981), installed on the plaza of the Jacob Javits Federal Building in New York City, was ordered removed (1985) because of adverse public reactions.

References in periodicals archive

Serra, Richard. Richard Serra: Writings, Interviews, etc.

Intersubjectivity and intermediality in the work of Serra

The pages of this publication, in which the "anti-form" tendency was so forcefully highlighted, must have been a gold mine: one can easily detect echoes not only of Morris, Eva Hesse, Richard Serra, Richard Tuttle, and Bruce Nauman but also of figures who are less conspicuous today (e.g., Keith Sonnier, Alan Safer, Barry Le Va).

"Les annees supports/surfaces."

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