While Ruth Asawa’s art has been touring across the world, from San Francisco to New York and now at the Bilbao Guggenheim in Portugal, the San Francisco artist has lacked a permanent home for the bulk of her work. That situation will soon change. The Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco will have a permanent gallery for her work.
Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc. (RAL, Inc.), which runs her estate, opens the gallery space on May 9. Curators will rotate exhibitions that show the huge variety of her work. The first one is called Ruth Asawa: Untitled, curated by her daughters. RAL, Inc. plans to exhibit art by her friends, contemporaries, and teachers. The gallery will also show work from students and teachers from Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts.
While the gallery space will be a Bay Area focal point for her work, Ruth Asawa’s work can also be seen at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the Cantor Museum at Stanford University, and as public art in San Francisco and other places. The Minnesota Street Project is located at 1275 Minnesota Street in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood.
