Fondation Beyeler · Riehen · CH

Ruth Asawa

Opens Oct 18, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027

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The first retrospective of Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) in Europe impressively demonstrates how the American artist of Japanese descent transformed the simplest materials into fascinating objects, dissolving the boundaries between abstraction and figuration, art and craft, action and contemplation. Asawa's versatile body of work encompasses wire and bronze sculptures, drawings, prints, paintings, and works in public space.