Considered one of the most important avant-garde sculptors of the second half of the 20th century for his innovative vision of integrating monumental sculptures into the natural and architectural environment, Richard Serra, son of a Spanish father and winner of the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts in 2010, died of pneumonia at his home in Long Island, New York. Through his creations, the artist proposed an active participation of the spectator through sensations transmitted by matter, volume, mass and weight.
Transcending art historical traditions, Serra transformed the boundaries of sculpture by employing unorthodox materials, from fibreglass and rubber early in his career to his signature use of weathered steel, emblematic of his enormous curvilinear sculptures that have been exhibited in major museums and collections around the world, including the Guggenheim in Bilbao with his eight-element sculptural group “The Matter of Time” and the controversial installation “Tilted Arc” exhibited in Manhattan’s Federal Plaza.
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