A unique look at the visionary artist educator and activist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013). ?I state
without hesitation or reserve that I consider Ruth Asawa to be the most gifted productive
and originally inspired artist that I have ever known personally' R. Buckminster Fuller 1971
Although less known outside North America Japanese-American artist Ruth Asawa is an artist of
vital importance to modern art. Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe which accompanies the
first exhibition of Asawa's work to be staged in public galleries in Europe introduces
European audiences to both Asawa's powerful art - including her signature hanging sculptures in
looped and tied wire - and her pioneering education practice. It positions her expansive ethos
- her self-identification as ?a citizen of the universe' and belief that art education can be
life enriching for everyone - as a catalyst for creative forward-thinking in the 21st century.
Focusing on a dynamic and formative period in her life from 1945 to 1980 this book gives
readers a unique experience of the artist and her work exploring her legacy from a European
perspective and positioning her as an abstract sculptor crucial to American modernism. It is a
wonderful celebration of her holistic integration of art education and community engagement
through which she called for a revolutionary and inclusive vision of art's role in society.
