Richard Serra - Forged Steel - Steidl 2016

Published on the occasion of Richard Serra’s 2015 exhibition “Equal” at David Zwirner, New York, this catalogue is the first in-depth overview of the artist’s works in forged steel. While he had already become known for his works in vulcanized rubber, lead and steel, Serra first began using forged steel after encountering a large-scale forge at a steel mill in Germany in 1977. Unlike casting, where steel is heated until molten and poured into a mold, forging is the process of changing metal’s shape while in a solid state, through extreme heat and pressure. Serra’s first forged sculpture was Berlin Block (For Charlie Chaplin) (1977) and since then he has used this material in different configurations and formats to create works that employ forged blocks, rounds or lintels. Bringing together over forty detailed plates of forged works, this book not only introduces us to an important aspect of Serra’s practice, but uses these works to return to the eternal questions of weight, balance and perception in his oeuvre.

144p - EN - 30,5x24cm - hardcover with dust jacket - perfect condition