Writings - Interviews
One of the most important sculptors of this century, Richard Serra has been a spokesman on the nature and status of art in our day. Best known for site-specific works in steel, Serra has much to say about the relation of sculpture to place, whether urban, natural, or architectural, and about the nature of art itself, whether political, decorative, or personal. In interviews with writers including Douglas and Davis Sylvester, he discusses specific installations and offers insights into his...
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One of the most important sculptors of this century, Richard Serra has been a spokesman on the nature and status of art in our day. Best known for site-specific works in steel, Serra has much to say about the relation of sculpture to place, whether urban, natural, or architectural, and about the nature of art itself, whether political, decorative, or personal. In interviews with writers including Douglas and Davis Sylvester, he discusses specific installations and offers insights into his approach to the problem each presents. Interviews by Peter Eisenman and Alan Colquhoun elicit Serra's thoughts on the relation of architecture to contemporary sculpture, a primary component in his own work. From essays like "Extended Notes from Sight Point Road" to Serra's extended commentary on the Tilted Arc fiasco, the pieces in this volume comprise a document of one artist's engagement with the practical, philosophical, and political problems of art.
List of Illustrations1Verb list, 1967-6832Play it Again, Sam73Shift114Document: Spin Out '72-'73: Interview155Prisoner's Dilemma: Interview196Interview277Sight Point '71-'75/Delineator '74-'76: Interview358Interview459About Drawing: An Interview5110The Films of Richard Serra: An Interview6111Rigging9712An Opinionated Museum Goer: Interview10313Interview11114St. John's Rotary Arc11915Richard Serra's Urban Sculpture: Interview12516Interview14117Interview15718Extended Notes from Sight Point Road14119Answers to Zone Questionnaire17520Notes on Drawing17721Weight18322Interview18723Tilted Arc Destroyed19324Art and Censorship21525Lehmbruck Award Speech22526A Conversation with Richard Serra and Alan Colquhoun: Interview22927Interview24728Interview25329Interview26330Interview271
