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Richard Serra

Hebrew: ריצ'רד סרה
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Birthplace: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
Death: March 26, 2024 (85)
Orient, Suffolk County, New York, United States (Pneumonia)
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Occupation: Artist
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About Richard Serra

Richard Serra was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, whose work has been primarily associated with Postminimalism. Described as "one of his era's greatest sculptors", Serra became notable for emphasizing the material qualities of his works and exploration of the relationship between the viewer, the work, and the site.

Serra pursued English literature at the University of California, Berkeley, before shifting to visual art. He graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1961, where he met influential muralists Rico Lebrun and Howard Warshaw. Supporting himself by working in steel mills, Serra's early exposure to industrial materials influenced his artistic trajectory. He continued his education at Yale University, earning a B.A. in Art History and an M.F.A. in 1964. While in Paris on a Yale fellowship in 1964, he befriended composer Philip Glass and explored Constantin Brâncuși's studio, both of which had a strong influence on his work. His time in Europe also catalyzed his subsequent shift from painting to sculpture.

From the mid-1960s onward, particularly after his move to New York City in 1966, Serra worked to radicalize and extend the definition of sculpture beginning with his early experiments with rubber, neon, and lead, to his large-scale steel works. His early works in New York, such as To Lift from 1967 and Thirty-Five Feet of Lead Rolled Up from 1968, reflected his fascination with industrial materials and the physical properties of his chosen mediums. His large-scale works, both in urban and natural landscapes, have reshaped public interactions with art and, at times, were also a source of controversy, such as that caused by his Tilted Arc in Manhattan in 1981. Serra was married to artist Nancy Graves between 1965 and 1970, and Clara Weyegraf between 1981 and his death in 2024.

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About ריצ'רד סרה (עברית)

ריצ'רד סרה

'. תאריך לידה: 2 בנובמבר 1938 (גיל 81 שנים), סן פרנסיסקו, קליפורניה, ארצות הברית מוצגת: מוזיאון לאומנות מודרנית מומה, מוזיאון סן פרנסיסקו לאמנות מודרנית, Donnaregina Contemporary Art Museum - Madre Museum תקופות: מינימליזם, אמנות עכשווית, אמנות מודרנית, Process art סרטים: Hand Catching Lead, Television Delivers People, Railroad Turnbridge, Richard Serra: Thinking on Your Feet, Cremaster 3 אישה: Clara Weyergraf , ננסי גרייבס (1965–1970) השכלה: אוניברסיטת קליפורניה (1961), אוניברסיטת קליפורניה, Yale School of Art הורים: טוני, גלאדיס

כתבות נוספות בעברית (אין עליו דף פרופיל בעברית) בויקיפדיה https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/1.1530470 https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%90%D7%95-%D7%92%D7%90%D7%95

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Richard Serra's Timeline

1938
November 2, 1938
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
2024
March 26, 2024
Age 85
Orient, Suffolk County, New York, United States