Richard Serra (November 2, 1938 – March 26, 2024) was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, and whose work has been primarily associated with Postminimalism.

Mar 22, 2025 · Richard Serra was an American sculptor known for his large-scale abstract steel sculptures, whose substantial presence forces viewers to engage with the physical qualities of the works and their particular sites. His sculptures evoke a sense of the sublime through their sheer scale and materiality.

Richard Serra (November 2, 1938 – March 26, 2024) was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract sculptures made for site-specific landscape, urban, and architectural settings, and whose work has been primarily associated with Postminimalism.

One of the most significant artists of his generation, Richard Serra (1938–2024) has produced large-scale, site-specific sculptures for architectural, urban, and landscape settings spanning the globe, from Iceland to New Zealand.

Richard Serra is one of the preeminent American artists and sculptors of the post- Abstract Expressionist period. Beginning in the late 1960s to the present, his work has played a major role in advancing the tradition of modern abstract sculpture in the aftermath of Minimalism.

Apr 10, 2024 · Richard Serra produced 18 total film and video works, and was one of a handful of artists to truly embrace video as a medium at a very early stage, with two masterpieces produced in quick succession in the mid 1970s: Boomerang and Television Delivers People.

Mar 26, 2024 · Richard Serra, the sculptor whose grand steel works defined the Minimalist art movement, has died at 85. The New York Times reported that Serra died on Tuesday at in his home in Orient, New...

Mar 26, 2024 · Artist Richard Serra, whose monumental abstract sculptures transformed museums, public spaces and even entire landscapes, has died aged 85. The American sculptor died from pneumonia at his home...

Jan 28, 2025 · American sculptor Richard Serra’s interest in steel grew from early visits to scrap metal yards and boatyards.

The iconic American sculptor Richard Serra (1938-2024), known for his monumental steel sculptural work that earned him the nickname of “the poet of iron” among fellow artists, passed away earlier this spring on March 26, 2024, at the age of 85.