Notebooks

Richard Serra's reputation as one of the great sculptors of our time is well known, yet the role of sketches in his working practice is not known. This suite of books will change that. Serra keeps a large library of notebooks from throughout his career in his studio, hundreds in total. Contained within them are delicate sketches of his travels, of landscapes, architecture and of other ideas, some of which the artist developed into mature sculptures and drawings. Serra has personally selected five of these precious notebooks, which are reproduced here in facsimile.

Vol. 1 Egypt, 1989, 44 pages, 25 x 33.5 cm

Clothbound hardcover

Vol. 2 Luxembourg Exchange, 1996, 48 pages, 38.2 x 27.8 cm

Clothbound hardcover

Vol. 3 Spiral Sections, 92 pages, 32 x 24 cm

Clothbound hardcover

Vol. 4 Ronchamp 1, 1991, stapled softcover

24 sheets, 31 x 21 cm

Vol. 5 Ronchamp 2, 1991, stapled softcover

16 sheets, 31 x 21 cm

Housed together in a cardboard box

Limited edition of 1000 with Arabic numbers and 50 épreuve d'artiste

Signed and numbered on a label, glued into the lid of the box