As an emerging artist in the early 1960s, Serra helped change the nature of artistic production. Duration became the issue.

líptica doble (Double Torqued Ellipse) de cinc planxes (2003-04). Dear Teacher, Beginning June 8, 2005 the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents a permanent installation The Matter of Timeby sculptor Richard Serra (San Francisco, USA, 1939). This North American artist has created seven monumental site-specific sculptures commissioned by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao for its permanent collection and exhibition. Along with the Minimalist artists of his generation, he turned to unconventional, industrial materials and accentuated the physical properties o…

May 29, 2016 - Richard Serra has long been acclaimed for his challenging and innovative work.

THE MATTER OF TIME LA MATIÈRE DU TEMPS.
Richard Serra, The Matter of Time, 1994-2005 In one of the most extraordinary museum displays of sculpture, the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao permanently houses Richard Serra’s The Matter of Time . It can even seem to lift itself out of time, as well as out of gravity's grip. As the single Torqued Ellipses developed into the double Torqued Ellipses and then into the Torqued Spirals, there was more flux in the experience of time. This summer RICHARD SERRA unveiled a major suite of eight sculptures at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, culminating, in effect, a body of work inaugurated with his first Torqued Ellipses nearly a decade ago. Serra considers "Torqued Ellipse" a success because, viewed from the inside, its wall of steel appears weightless. The eight monumental torqued spirals span the range of Serra’s …
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