{"product_id":"9780500025420-ruth-asawa-citizen-of-the-universe","title":"Salthe Vibece - Ruth Asawa: Citizen Of The Universe - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: A unique look at the visionary artist educator and activist Ruth Asawa (1926 2013). I state without hesitation or reserve that I consider Ruth Asawa to be the most gifted productive and originally inspired artist that I have ever known personally R. Buckminster Fuller 1971 Although less known outside North America Japanese - American artist Ruth Asawa is an artist of vital importance to modern art. Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe which accompanies the first exhibition of Asawa's work to be staged in public galleries in Europe introduces European audiences to both Asawa's powerful art - including her signature hanging sculptures in looped and tied wire - and her pioneering education practice. It positions her expansive ethos her self - identification as a citizen of the universe and belief that art education can be life enriching for everyone - as a catalyst for creative forward - thinking in the 21st century. Focusing on a dynamic and formative period in her life from 1945 to 1980, this book gives readers a unique experience of the artist and her work exploring her legacy from a European perspective and positioning her as an abstract sculptor crucial to American modernism. It is a wonderful celebration of her holistic integration of art education and community engagement through which she called for a revolutionary and inclusive vision of art's role in society.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Ruth Asawa: Citizen Of The Universe\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Salthe Vibece\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780500025420\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 208 Pages, 125 Illustrations, Unspecified\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 7\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Individual Artists, Art Monographs","brand":"Salthe Vibece","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49595766735153,"sku":"IN-G-9780500025420","price":29.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9780500025420.jpg?v=1731015566","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780500025420-ruth-asawa-citizen-of-the-universe","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}