{"id":50450,"date":"2022-06-30T11:25:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T10:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/?p=50450"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:15:59","slug":"ruth-asawa-short-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/ruth-asawa-short-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe | short film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this new short documentary, discover the exhibition Ruth Asawa: <em>Citizen of the Universe<\/em> through the words of the visionary artist herself.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ruth Asawa | short film\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3yJ5pA3F2Mk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cWhen I was in the (internment) camp in Arkansas, we had our fortunes told. So I was told that I probably should be an artist.\u201d &#8211; Ruth Asawa\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition Ruth Asawa: <em>Citizen of the Universe<\/em> (28 May &#8211; 21 August 2022) takes a unique look at the visionary artist, educator and activist Ruth Asawa (b. 1926, Norwalk, CA \u2013 d. 2013, San Francisco, CA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this short film to accompany the exhibition, get insights into the making of Ruth Asawa\u2019s signature hanging sculptures in looped and tied wire, and hear from Modern Art Oxford Chief Curator, Emma Ridgway about the artist\u2019s inspiring holistic integration of art, education and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/whats-on\/ruth-asawa-citizen-of-the-universe\">Discover more about the exhibition Ruth Asawa: <em>Citizen of the Universe<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/mao-studio\">Explore more Ruth Asawa insights on our creative MAO Studio<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Image: Imogen Cunningham, <em>Ruth Asawa, Sculptor<\/em>, 1957. \u00a9 2022 Imogen Cunningham Trust. 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