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**“The rhythm of the body moving through space has been the motivating source of most of my work.”**—Richard Serra Drawn from talks between celebrated artist Richard Serra and acclaimed art historian Hal Foster held over a fifteen-year period, this volume offers revelations into Serra’s prolific six-decade career and the ideas that have informed his working practice. __Conversations about Sculpture__ is both an intimate look at Serra’s life and work, with candid reflections on personal moments of discovery, and a provocative examination of sculptural form from antiquity to today. Serra and Foster explore such subjects as the artist’s work in steel mills as a young man; the impact of music, dance, and architecture on his art; the importance of materiality and site specificity to his aesthetic; the controversies and contradictions his work has faced; and his belief in sculpture as experience. They also discuss sources of inspiration—from Donatello and Brancusi to Japanese gardens and Machu Picchu—revealing a history of sculpture across time and culture through the eyes of one of the medium’s most brilliant figures. Introduced with an insightful preface by Foster, this probing dialogu

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Author

Richard Serra and Hal Foster

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300235968

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Art, History, Arts

Rating

4.8 / 5 (28 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14