#ruth-asawa

#ruth-asawa

Over the course of six decades, mainly from her small home in San Francisco, she transformed wire and other simple materials into an entire universe of fruiting forms and branching shapes. And nowhere is her persistence and range of vision more apparent than the ambitious retrospective that opens at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) this week (19 October-7 February 2026) after its run at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) this spring and summer.

Lilli Lanier showcased a series of portraits, including a notable work of her grandmother Ruth Asawa, at Cafe Alma during her opening reception on July 26, 2025.