–. These Mysterious Desert Monoliths Are Actually Richard Serra Sculptures. This exhibition showcases the Spring/Summer 2016 collection of Fashion designer duo Abdul Abasi and Greg Rosborough inspired by East-West/West-East, a public art installation of bronze monoliths by Richard Serra in the Qatari desert. Beginning in the late 1960s to the present, his work has played a major role in advancing the tradition of modern abstract sculpture in the aftermath of Minimalism. richard serra punctuates qatar's desert landscape with east-west/west-east. He was voted third greatest living artist by Vanity Fair poll in 2013. Accessed . ©Qatar Museums,2021, Doha Qatar. Cultural Tours. The students had picked the area under the Richard Serra sculpture East-West/West-East, which I had not been to yet. “Vandalism of all kinds is a crime punishable by law, and Qatar Museums emphasises our collective social responsibility to preserve public art.”. All Rights reserved. “Over the last 2 months, security have patrolled the area and are reporting incidents to the police,” the Qatar Museums wrote on Wednesday. 1. Serra's earliest work was abstract and process-based made from molten leadhurled in large splashes against the wall of a studio or exhibition space. Tel: +974 4402 8888, P. O. Qatari authorities have apprehended an unspecified number of individuals for vandalizing American artist Richard Serra’s monumental sculpture East-West/West-East (2014), located in Qatar’s western desert. One of Richard Serra’s largest public works, set in the Qatari desert, has been defaced once again. He then drove us deeper into the desert whilst pulling awesome stunts on steep inclines. Par la puissance de son œuvre East-West/ West-East, dressée au cœur de la nature, l’artiste américain libère les forces de l’Univers dans l’immensité du désert qatari. richard serra has unveiled a major environmental commission by the qatar museums authority, 'east-west/west-east', a monumental sculptural installation situated in the brouq nature reserve. Weatherproof steel, 2 plates, 12 feet × 109 feet × 2 inches (3.7 m × 33.2 m × 5.1 cm), 12 feet × 107 feet 10 feet × 2 inches (3.7 m × 32.8 m × 5.1 cm), installed at Jarden des Tuileries, Paris, for Richard Serra, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1984. This breathtaking sculpture in the Brouq nature reserve spans over a kilometre and comprises four steel plates, each over fourteen metres in height. Richard Serra – East-West/West-East. L’artiste Richard Serra dresse des monolithes dans le désert. Richard Serra, Clara-Clara, 1983. The leading source of art coverage since 1902. A campaign to support the protection of public works in Qatar was launched months later that involved the addition of surveillance systems to monitor the area around the Serra commission. To guarantee perfect alignment, Serra examined the topography of the land and beautifully enhanced the vast, desolate space in the heart of the desert. This exhibition showcases the Spring/Summer 2016 collection of Fashion designer duo Abdul Abasi and Greg Rosborough inspired by East-West/West-East, a public art installation of bronze monoliths by Richard Serra in the Qatari desert. In 1967 and 1968 he compiled a list of infinitives, titled "Verb List," that served as catalysts for subsequent work: "to hurl" suggested the hurling of molten lead into crevices between wall and floor; "to roll" led to the rolling of the material into dense, metal logs. A Mysterious Steel Monolith Was Discovered in the Utah Desert. Since the vandalism, the institution has undertaken a cleaning effort for the work to rid it of scratches and graffiti. The work is by Richard Serra, one of the most celebrated living sculptors. Get our latest stories in the feed of your favorite networks. In 2020, the Qatar Museums said that East West/West East was “severely and deliberately damaged” by vandals. ArchDaily. Qatar Museums, the government authority … Richard Serra is known for conceptual manipulation of space, and East-West/West-East is more evidence than any of his other works. “I consider space to be a material. A new sculpture has risen in the desert of Qatar: ... "Richard Serra's East-West/West-East Rises in the Qatari Desert " 30 Apr 2015.