Christian L. Frock, KQED, 27 October 2011
Richard Serra is widely known for architecturally scaled steel sculptures, labyrinthine structures often large enough to walk within. This month SFMOMA presents Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective, an exhibition of rarely seen, comparably vast drawings that further illuminate the artist's thought process. Consider this a primer to the necessary viewing experience -- reproductions afford little in terms of detail, as such the work "fundamentally requires direct engagement" to paraphrase Gary Garrels, SFMOMA's Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture...
Read full length article: www.kqed.org
