# @sfmoma on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DND3YeTpnpf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33376434-sfmoma-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-07T16:24:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SFMOMA (@sfmoma) — https://gondola.cc/sfmoma

## Caption

Ever wondered how Ruth Asawa started her intricate wire sculptures?

Well, it all started on paper! Inspired by nature, she used wire to bring her drawings into three-dimensional space. Swipe to learn more about her process Swipe to learn more about her process ➡️

Now’s the time—don’t miss Ruth Asawa’s expansive retrospective before it closes Sept 2. Get your tickets at the link in bio.

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[Ruth Asawa, “Untitled (S.530, Hanging, Two-Lobed, Continuous Form),” ca. 1952-1954, Gift of Robert B. Howard © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy David Zwirner; Ruth Asawa, Untitled (BMC.52, Dancers), ca. 1948-49; private collection; © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy David Zwirner; photo courtesy Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.433, Hanging Nine Open Hyperbolic Shapes Joined Laterally), ca. 1958; William Roth Estate; © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, courtesy David Zwirner; photo: Laurence Cuneo] #RuthAsawa #SFMOMA #Sculpture #Wire #SanFrancisco #BayArea

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ruthasawa, wire, sculpture, sanfrancisco, bayarea, sfmoma

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