On Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024, at 11.30 a.m. Joseph Gallivan interviews James Reid, Xavier Fumat and Jordan Schnitzer about “The Only Way To Hold A Weight: Richard Serra Prints.” Fumat and Reid are master printers at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles, and Jordan Schnitzer supplied the Richard Serra prints from his collection.
Serra, who died earlier in 2024, is known for his large steel sculptures but had an interest in drawing and prints. They talk about collecting Serra’s prints, his concepts of weight and the color black, and what it was like working with him.
The show “The Only Way To Hold A Weight: Richard Serra Prints” is on now at the Oregon Jewish Museum And Center For Holocaust Education through Jan 12, 2025.
This edition of Art Focus was recorded on an iPhone 14 on Oct. 28, and edited by Joseph Gallivan.
Special note - I am looking for work as a writer/broadcaster right now. Find me on LinkedIn and refer me to your friends who appreciate art or writing or both.
Hello? Is this thing on?
From the press release: Richard Serra (1938-2024) is best known for his monumental, rolled steel sculptures and architectural interventions. However, he maintained a vigorous drawing practice alongside the sculptural. Serra considered the drawings their own entities and not lesser companions to the sculptures.
Serra’s prints similarly push the boundaries between two and three dimensions, creating a powerful interplay of form and space. This exhibition features 18 prints spanning his extensive career, showcasing his innovative use of black as a medium and a material that evokes a physical presence.
Serra’s prints, much like his sculptures, challenge and engage viewers, inviting them to experience the tension, weight, and mass that define his work. Through this compelling collection, viewers witness the profound impact of Serra’s artistic vision and delve into the creative process of one of contemporary art’s most influential figures.
About Guest Curator Daniel Duford
Daniel Duford is Visiting Professor of Art at Reed College and is Creative Director of Building Five in Portland, Oregon. His curatorial projects include the 2012 exhibition Fighting Men: Leon Golub, Jack Kirby, Peter Voulkos at the Hoffman Gallery at Lewis and Clark College, Co-Curator with Linda Tesner of Intersecciones: Havana to Portland (2016) and An Earth Song, A Body Song: Figures with Landscapes. Works from the Permanent Collection (2020) at Orange County Museum of Art. His work has been exhibited nationally including MASS MOCA, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU, Orange County Museum of Art, Queer NY Arts Festival and the Boise Art Museum. He is a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, a 2010 Hallie Ford Fellow and a 2012 Art Matters Grant recipient. His current writing can be found on The Whole Live Animal at danielduford.substack.com.
About the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation’s contemporary art collection is one of the most notable in North America. The Foundation has shared its art with millions across the U.S. and internationally through groundbreaking exhibitions, publications, and programs. Founded by ARTnews Top 200 Collector Jordan D. Schnitzer—whose passion for art began in his mother’s contemporary art gallery in Portland, Oregon—the Foundation has organized over 180 exhibitions from its collection and additionally loaned thousands of artworks to over 120 museums at no cost to the institutions. Schnitzer began collecting contemporary prints and multiples in 1988 and today is North America’s largest print collector. His Foundation’s collection consists of more than 22,000 works of art, including a wide variety of prints, sculptures, paintings, glass, and mixed media works. To learn more, visit JordanSchnitzer.org.
KBOO’s fall fundraiser - yes, Fall 2024
Where do you get your art content?
Just go to kboo.fm/give or text K-B-O-O to 44-321.
It's Fall pledge drive time and we need your money. KBOO is 55 years old, a difficult age.
Art Focus on K-B-O-O Portland is the show where artists talk about their work.
I want to remind you that KBOO is a volunteer-powered community platform. That means we are funded by you, the listener.
To hear previous episodes of Art Focus or any of our KBOO public affairs programming, just go to KBOO dot F-M or listen on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Joseph Gallivan has been a reporter since 1990. He has covered music for the London Independent, Technology for the New York Post, and arts and culture for the Portland Tribune and for Axios Portland. He is the author of two novels, "Oi, Ref!" and "England All Over" which are available on Amazon.com
- KBOO