The Vision of Richard Serra

Richard Serra MoMA American sculptor
Frederick Charles for TIME

Serra photographed recently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, where his retrospective Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years, runs from June 3 to Sept. 10. Behind him is one of his newest works, "Band," a 72 ft.-long undulating ribbon of steel made from 10 separate plates that weigh a total of 193 tons.

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