Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective Open at SFMOMA

I recently attended the opening of Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective at SFMOMA which was featured on the front page of the New York Times. As this article elaborates on much further, the rise to posthumous appreciation by the art world is a rare and beautiful story. I was at Christie’s in 2013 when the selling exhibition of her work was staged, and at the time she had little recognition outside of the Bay Area. It was remarkable to reflect that it was only 12 years ago and its is a rare arc of a career trajectory to follow. Her retrospective is now touring from her hometown to MOMA, the Guggenheim Bilbao and the Foundation Beyler–truly the hit list for any artist’s retrospective. 

The exhibition features over 300 works and focuses on her signature looped-wire sculptures but also her public artworks, drawings and prints. I plan to use this map to visit all of her public artworks in the Bay Area.