Ursula von Rydingsvard
Elegantka II, 2016
Sagaponack
Von Rydingsvard was born 1942 in Deensen, Germany, and has lived and worked in New York City for over 40 years.
Over this remarkable four-decade-long career, von Rydingsvard has become one of the most influential sculptors working today. She is best known for creating large-scale, often monumental sculpture from cedar beams, which she painstakingly cuts, assembles, and laminates before finally rubbing a graphite patina into the work’s textured, faceted surfaces. Her signature abstract shapes refer to things in the real world — vessels, bowls, tools, and other objects — each revealing the mark of the human hand while also summoning natural forms and forces. In recent years, von Rydingsvard has explored other mediums in depth, such as bronze, paper, and resin, continuing to expand upon her unique artistic vocabulary.
Recent solo exhibitions include
Fabric Workshop and Museum, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania
Work appears in the permanent collections of over 30 museums including
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Walker Art Center, Minnesota
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Missouri
Storm King Art Center, New York
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan
Museum presents Now, She: Two Sculptures by Ursula von Rydingsvard
URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: INTO HER OWN
LOCATION: School of Visual Arts, MFA Photo/Video and Related Media department
TIME: October 10th, 6:30-8:30pm (screening will begin at 7pm)A
Q&A with Ursula von Rydingsvard and the director Daniel Traub.
The film follows, from beginning to final installation, various recent commissions including those for MIT and Princeton University. It also explores her early struggles, passion and profound drive to become an artist. Told mostly through her own voice, the film includes interviews with colleagues, family members and close friends who offer additional perspective on her life and work. See the trailer HERE.
FILM: URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: INTO HER OWN
LOCATION: School of Visual Arts, MFA Photo/Video and Related Media department
TIME: October 10th, 6:30-8:30pm (screening will begin at 7pm)
A Q&A with Ursula von Rydingsvard and the director Daniel Traub
The film follows, from beginning to final installation, various recent commissions including those for MIT and Princeton University. It also explores her early struggles, passion and profound drive to become an artist. Told mostly through her own voice, the film includes interviews with colleagues, family members and close friends who offer additional perspective on her life and work.
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