Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective

Museum of Modern Art
New York, New York
October 19, 2025–February 7, 2026

“I’m interested in what the material can do,” renowned artist and educator Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) once said. Her work—ranging from intricate wire sculptures to bronze casts, paintings, prints, and public works—bears out this experimental mindset. Here some 300 pieces from her six-decade career paint a definitive portrait of an avant-gardist who loved natural forms. Learn about the book on page 65.