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TEFAF New York

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Open

May 8—13, 2025

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Park Avenue Armory

643 Park Avenue

New York, New York

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David Zwirner is pleased to participate in TEFAF New York 2025 with a solo presentation of sculptures and drawings by Ruth Asawa. Asawa’s work is the subject of a major retrospective now on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which will travel to The Museum of Modern Art in New York in October.

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (S.461, Hanging Single Lobed, Five Layers of Spheres)

, c. 1954

Hanging sculpture—iron wire

15 x 21 x 21 inches (38.1 x 53.3 x 53.3 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (S.737, Hanging Six-Lobed Continuous Form)

, c. 1957-1969

Hanging sculpture—brass wire

66 x 6 x 6 inches (167.6 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (S.506, Hanging Open Form with Six Extensions)

, c. 1950

Hanging sculpture—copper wire

22 1/2 x 24 x 24 1/2 inches (57.1 x 61 x 62.2 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (S.322, Hanging Two Interlocking Cones)

, c. 1950-1953

Hanging sculpture—iron wire

13 x 18 x 17 inches (33 x 45.7 x 43.2 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (S.166, Hanging Two Interlocking Cones with a Center Disc)

, c. 1952

Brass wire

22 x 21 x 21 inches (55.9 x 53.3 x 53.3 cm)

Exceptional Works: Ruth Asawa

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (S.396, Wall-Mounted, Tied-Wire, Open-Center, Eight-Branched Form Based on Nature)

, c. 1982

Wall-mounted sculpture—brass wire

60 x 60 x 5 inches (152.4 x 152.4 x 12.7 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (S.862, Wall-Mounted Tied-Wire, Open-Center, Five-Pointed Star with Five Branches)

, c. 1969

Wall-mounted sculpture—copper alloy that contains steel

36 x 34 x 11 1/2 inches (91.4 x 86.4 x 29.2 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (S.845, Wall-Mounted Tied Wire, Open-Center, Five-Branched Form Based on Nature)

, 1976

Wall-mounted sculpture—bronze wire

34 3/4 x 37 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches (88.3 x 94.6 x 31.4 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (SD.206, Tied-Wire Sculpture Drawing of Five-Branched Form)

, c. 1970-1989

Pen and ink on technical paper

20 x 19 inches (50.8 x 48.3 cm)

Framed: 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (57.1 x 57.1 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (SD.134, Tied-Wire Sculpture Drawing with Six Branches)

, c. 1965-1976

Pen and ink on tracing paper

20 x 25 inches (50.8 x 63.5 cm)

Framed: 25 x 30 1/8 inches (63.5 x 76.5 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (WC.263, Clivia)

, c. 1984-1986

Watercolor paint on paper

24 x 18 inches (61 x 45.7 cm)

Framed: 29 x 23 1/4 inches (73.7 x 59.1 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (PF.207, Clivia)

, c. 1990

Dip pen and ink on paper

29 x 21 1/4 inches (73.7 x 54 cm)

Framed: 33 3/4 x 26 inches (85.7 x 66 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (PF.594, Fuyu Persimmon Branches)

, c. 1990-1994

Ink on paper

23 x 35 inches (58.4 x 88.9 cm)

Framed: 28 1/8 x 40 1/4 inches (71.4 x 102.2 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (PF.259, Fuyu Persimmons)

, c. 1987-1989

Ink on paper

17 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (44.5 x 57.1 cm)

Framed: 22 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (57.1 x 69.8 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (WC.110, Persimmons)

, c. 1984-1989

Watercolor on coated paper

18 x 18 inches (45.7 x 45.7 cm)

Framed: 23 1/8 x 23 1/8 inches (58.7 x 58.7 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (WC.109, Persimmon)

, c. 1987-1989

Watercolor paint on coated paper

18 x 18 inches (45.7 x 45.7 cm)

Framed: 23 x 23 inches (58.4 x 58.4 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (WC.142, Petunias)

, c. 1960-1969

Watercolor on watercolor paper

6 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches (15.9 x 31.8 cm)

Framed: 11 x 17 1/2 inches (27.9 x 44.5 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (WC.267, Pink Hydrangea)

, 1965-1966

Watercolor on watercolor paper

22 1/4 x 30 inches (56.5 x 76.2 cm)

Framed: 26 7/8 x 34 5/8 inches (68.3 x 88 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Birthday Tulips from Mark & (PF.231)

, 1991

Pen and ink on coated paper

23 x 35 inches (58.4 x 88.9 cm)

Framed: 28 1/4 x 40 1/4 inches (71.8 x 102.2 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (WC.227, Pink Roses)

, c. 1985-1990

Ink and watercolor on paper

20 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches (52.7 x 74.9 cm)

Framed: 26 x 34 3/4 inches (66 x 88.3 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (MI.068, Chair with Double Looped Back and Handles)

, n.d.

Pen and black ink on vellum

23 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (60.3 x 47.6 cm)

Framed: 28 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches (73.3 x 60.6 cm)

Ruth Asawa

Untitled (MI.092, Chair with Seven Bars)

, c. 1958

Brush and black ink on sumi-e paper

17 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches (45.1 x 34.9 cm)

Framed: 22 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (57.8 x 47.6 cm)

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