Recreating the artist's hand Oct 14, 2009
During a string of all-nighters in 1996, Roberts and his crew assisted minimalist sculptor Richard Serra in his latest creation. It involved 13,000 pounds of molten lead. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
A downtown site for the Fisher art collection Jul 27, 2009
If the political odds are long, the potential is as captivating as the maze-like Richard Serra sculpture "Sequence" that is a highlight of the Fishers' collection of contemporary paintings and sculpture ... As for the art, imagine glimpsing the Golden Gate Bridge through Richard Serra's 65-foot-high "Sequence.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fishers give up on plan for Presidio art museum Jul 3, 2009
Lombardi said the family's decision may be due to concerns that its collection couldn't be shown to full advantage at the Main Post: "They have really stuck with us, but perhaps they realized it wasn't right for the program they want to do," including outdoor displays of immense and highly praised sculptures by Richard Serra. Besides building a 100,000-square-foot museum - much of it underground - the family had offered to contribute $10 million to the transformation of the Main Post's parking... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Norman Foster wins Prince of Asturias Prize on Arts 2009 May 21, 2009
Foster was chosen among 26 candidates from 11 countries, among them U.S. sculptor Richard Serra, British actress Vanessa Redgrave and Spanish composer Cristobal Halffter, organizers said. Foster was born in Manchester on 1935, he studied Architecture in the University of Manchester and received a PhD at the University of Yale in the United States. (Xinhuanet, China)
Joe Goode goes for lift-off in Geyserville May 15, 2009
Their voices will echo and hum through the mysterious tower in a work co-commissioned by Hamilton - who designed the 2,000-ton concrete tower with San Francisco architect Mark Jensen - and Steve Oliver, the arts patron whose bucolic Sonoma County spread is dotted with sculpture by Bruce Nauman, Richard Serra and others. His white Lab, Stella - so named so Oliver could call out to her Brando-style - took a dip in the tower's reflecting pool while Goode's dancers dangled over the railing above. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
10 Favorite Sculptures Mar 22, 2009
A major work by the great San Francisco-bred sculptor Richard Serra, "Ballast" consists of two 80-ton rectangles of rust-colored steel, five inches thick and 50 feet tall, facing each other across a plaza at a distance of 130 feet. One steel sheet tilts slightly to the south, the opposite one to the north, creating a tension between them and the surrounding vertical structures. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Put designers' inspiration to work in your home Feb 8, 2009
The lines are clean with focus on the artwork, such as the Square within a Square painting by Richard Serra, used over a 1940s console that he lacquered black and gilded. Collections also look better when used en masse. (AZCentral -- Home)
