Ursula von Rydingsvard

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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.

Don't miss a pair of monumental works by one of the most influential sculptors working today. "Now, She: Two Sculptures by Ursula von Rydingsvard."

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.

TRAILER:

Available to stream in Film Forum's Virtual Cinema starting Friday, May 29 Pre-order now: https://filmforum.org/film/ursula-von-rydingsvard-into-her-own DIRE...