From the archives: Richard Serra's towering steel art

Artist and sculptor Richard Serra, famed for making large-scale artworks from giant curved walls of steel, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the age of 85. In this "Sunday Morning" report originally broadcast December 6, 1998, correspondent Martha Teichner talked with the artist about the disorienting effects of his massive constructions, and toured exhibits of Serra's "Torqued Ellipses" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and "The Snake" at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.
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[@ZeacorZeppelin]

I saw this in person it was amazing. Well I had to come back and say I saw this exhibit at the MOMA. It was one of the coolest exhibitions I ever went to.

[@robinnewman6599]

Such an incredible artist. RIP, Mr. Serra.

[@jtstacey83]

I love these classic segments, but they made me think: Who are the artists of today? Who are the young up-and-comers? Sunday Morning used to feature stories about established artists and those who were on the cusp of greatness.

[@terryelkins4369]

Love how his pieces like the Snake let you move through and around them. But the blocks, you have to look at them, you can’t help but wonder what he was saying and the surface on these are tactile, visceral, beautiful. R.I.P. artist Serra. I loved this vision you had.

[@alexthompson9516]

I love Richard Serra's art. It's majestic and it serves no purpose other than form itself.

[@margo3367]

Lovely

[@JP-lu9ed]

He has some wonderful installations that are so calming and peaceful. I’m sorry for his ill treatment for his piece in NY which included the odd sequence of acceptance and rejection. But a great artist does not uniformly make great pieces. If it wasn’t great, they should have rejected it in the first place, but they didn’t which is unfair to him. He’s probably had more than his fair share of criticisms given the enormous size of his pieces which are more likely to be seen in public. If paid for by the public, likely to inspire commentary.

[@jasonbecker4974]

Love it!

[@makishepard]

RIP

[@debbralehrman5957]

Interesting🤔👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Benito-lr8mz]

Serra a Spaniard origins is decides artist after see the works of Spanish great painter; máster Velázquez.R.I.P

[@rr7firefly]

Those detractors of Serra's work sound like yahoos.

[@RedUmbre]

EXTREME pretentiousness here. Absolutely cynical garbage. I wish I could sell a bunch of rusty crap and act like it was genius

[@alexthompson9516]

You can! But it's a lot of work. That work is part of what makes this rusty crap into fine art.