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Ruth Asawa: Weaving a Legacy

Ruth Asawa: Weaving a Legacy

Update: 2021-11-09
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After her time at the legendary Black Mountain College, Ruth Asawa went on to create incredible sculptures — way ahead of their time. Inspired by Mexican basket weavers and empowered after a unique and experimental art school experience, she battled against racism and subjugation to create art with impact, eventually cementing her legacy by spearheading more community based education opportunities.


Kunst Please is a micro-dose of modern art history. An exploration into the more unexpected side of modern and contemporary art, featuring stories of the famous and the infamous, the weird and the wonderful, the unheard, the cult, the criminally overlooked and the criminally insane.


Created and produced by Jonathan Heath.


Follow the gallery space on Instagram @kunstplease


Check out show-notes and assorted ephemera at kunstpleasepod.medium.com/

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Ruth Asawa: Weaving a Legacy

Ruth Asawa: Weaving a Legacy

Jonathan Heath