# @sfmoma on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@sfmoma/video/7515850988243176735
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33588105-sfmoma-tiktok
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-14T17:00:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SFMOMA (@sfmoma) — https://gondola.cc/sfmoma

## Caption

Ruth Asawa refused to be boxed into a single medium—she followed her curiosity across sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and more. What would it look like to give yourself permission to explore without limits? Here’s what @plasticobject reflected after "seeing "Ruth Asawa: Retrospective": "I saw the Ruth Asawa retrospective at @sfmoma today with my aunt and I was so very moved and inspired by her work. I’d like to share some of my reflections on this exhibit with you, if you’d like to hear them: Previously, whenever I thought of Asawa I thought of her wire sculptures and up until today I was unfamiliar with any of her other work. Today I learned she did so much more. While these sculptures are her best known work, Asawa did not limit herself to one subject or medium, she let herself explore everything she could get her hands on - wire, watercolor, ink, paper folding, wood carving, molds/casting, lithograph printmaking, drawing, ceramic sculpture, and more. I have always felt an amount of shame as an artist because I cannot get myself to find one medium and stick with it. I used to be under the impression that in order to be successful as an artist, I must hone in on one skill set or body of work and get really good at it. But I have always been the type to try everything, and I cannot bear the thought of not working with 3-5+ different mediums at a time. I used to believe that I would never get good at anything if I divided my time in this way. Asawa has taught me that I do not need to compromise my love of many different media in order to find success. Another key takeaway for me was the collaborative nature of her life as an artist. She was mother to six children and she involved them in her art all the time. She made her living room into her studio so she could intertwine her home life and art life, and even invited guests to make art with her when they visited. She made a lot of public art and often collaborated with local school children as well as other artists. She knew that together we can create things we could never accomplish alone. I want this spirit of collaboration to live at the heart of my work as well. Ruth is such a role model for me. I hope to model my life and career after hers, I want to explore as many media, collaborate with as many people, and bring as much joy to the world as she did. Thank you, Ruth, for showing me that the life I dream of is possible. You did it and I hope I can too." Celebrate the freedom to create in many forms, just as Ruth did. 📍Floor 4 Ticket link in bio. #RuthAsawa #SanFrancisco  [Archival photographs of Ruth Asawa courtesy Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc.; Artwork © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., courtesy David Zwirner]

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SFMOMA | @sfmoma | https://gondola.cc/sfmoma | Non-Profit Organization |
| Dyemond | @DyemondDye | https://gondola.cc/DyemondDye | Content Producer |
| Dyemond | @DyemondDye | https://gondola.cc/DyemondDye | Editor |
| Dyemond | @DyemondDye | https://gondola.cc/DyemondDye | Copywriter |

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