{"product_id":"ruth-asawa-all-is-possible-by-ruth-asawa-9781644230787","title":"Ruth Asawa: All Is Possible","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for her intricate and distinct artistic language, Asawa produced numerous sculptures, drawings, and prints that are built on simple, repeated gestures that accumulate into complex compositions. Her works on paper and \"continuous\" looped-wire sculptures suggest a field of fluctuating positive and negative forms, a means of reshaping how we perceive the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePersonal motifs reappear throughout in the most comprehensive look at the artist's oeuvre to date—ceramic casts of faces of her family, friends, and neighbours; the carved front door Asawa and her family made for their home; and drawings of her children, grandchildren, and husband sleeping—all providing an expansive look into the artist's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA document of the breathtaking and surprising exhibition \u003ci\u003eRuth Asawa: All Is Possible\u003c\/i\u003e, organised by Helen Molesworth, this book records and expands upon the show, offering new insight from writers and curators with a selection of sixty-four works from Asawa's spectacular oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Molesworth, this book features focused texts from Makeda Best, Taylor Davis, Ruth Erickson, Briony Fer, Jennifer L. Roberts, and John Yau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47427724542188,"sku":"9781644230787","price":130.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644230787.jpg?v=1774767402","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ruth-asawa-all-is-possible-by-ruth-asawa-9781644230787","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}