BOOK: Richard Serra-2022, David Zwirner Books

One of the preeminent sculptors of our era, Richard Serra, has long been acclaimed for his challenging and innovative work, which emphasizes materiality and an engagement between the viewer, the site, and the work. In the early 1960s, Serra and the Minimalist artists of his generation turned to unconventional, industrial materials and began to accentuate the physical properties of their art. Richard Serra’s hugely successful body of work consistently explores the possibilities of form and matter. Serra’s steel sculptures are held in major collections internationally, and his drawings assert themselves as abstract victories. Through the use of black paintstick (a combination of oil paint, wax, and pigment, to which he has used since 1971) Serra’s drawings convey a strong sense of optical weight, acutely similar to the physical presence of his sculptures. “2022”, the artist’s largest single forged round to date, investigates properties of weight and scale. While the exhibition allowed viewers to encounter Serra’s immense forged round and inky drawings in relation to their own space and bodies, the catalogue “Richard Serra 2022” by David Zwirner Books is an opportunity for intimate engagement with Serra’s works through stunning reproductions.-Dimitris Lempesis