Single Form Suspended: Ruth Asawa at SFMOMA
Standing alone in quiet elegance, this wire sculpture by Ruth Asawa draws you in with its impossibly delicate strength. It hovers just above the white platform, casting soft, rippling shadows like echoes of breath on the gallery wall. The looping wirework creates bulbous shapes that feel both mathematical and organic—like seeds, or the forms of sound. At SFMOMA, encountering this single piece in isolation offers a different rhythm. It’s meditative, a visual whisper. You linger longer than you expect, caught in the stillness, marveling at how something made of metal can feel so alive and full of motion.
Single Form Suspended: Ruth Asawa at SFMOMA
Standing alone in quiet elegance, this wire sculpture by Ruth Asawa draws you in with its impossibly delicate strength. It hovers just above the white platform, casting soft, rippling shadows like echoes of breath on the gallery wall. The looping wirework creates bulbous shapes that feel both mathematical and organic—like seeds, or the forms of sound. At SFMOMA, encountering this single piece in isolation offers a different rhythm. It’s meditative, a visual whisper. You linger longer than you expect, caught in the stillness, marveling at how something made of metal can feel so alive and full of motion.