WOW.......a visit to SFMOMA with a friend presented itself......after over a year living in CA, it was time to venture into SF. Fortunately it was a trip carefree because her daughter drove us! Well almost carefree. What hicks..... we had early dinner plans at our son's house. They drove back to Roseville and I overnighted at our son's home.
Our only glitch was some confusion regarding our Uber ride to his home. It entailed much different pickup instructions than my previous experience. But eventually we were connected to a nice young understanding driver. A glass or two of bubble upon arrival settled us down.
The reason for the trip was to attend the Ruth Asawa Retrospective. INCREDIBLE1!! Not one, not two, but 12 galleries full of her art....the diversity of her talents was mind boggling. It was surprising to learn she spent some of her formative years developing her skills at Black Mountain College (outside of Asheville, NC).
She created her famous interlocking wire sculptures over her long career. Many were made in her Noe Valley (SF) home. The same neighborhood where our son now lives. Besides the jaw dropping wire work, there was examples of her drawings, printings, clay work, just about every medium one can think of. (No sign of quilting though!) This SF exhibit will close Sept. 2, 2025 and travel to other venues. I found this one already advertised: Ruth Asawa, MOMA, New York - 19th October 2025 - 7th February 2026
Do deep dive on the life of Ruth Asawa.....artist and mother of 6, her life and art are fascinating! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5P6aEbqNtc
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What a treat! I watched part of the video so far- what an interesting and dynamic achiever she was. So glad you had this opportunity. How far is SF from you?
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