In a 1948 letter, Ruth Asawa’s future husband, Albert Lanier, wrote: “You give me the courage [to pursue a life in the arts] — just the word ‘Ruth’ gives me an ‘all is possible’ feeling.” Through forced internment, job discrimination, and the sexism, racism, and regionalism of the art world, she was continually told that certain paths were closed off to her. Despite this, she made an abundant life for herself filled with possibility. To anyone looking to create a rich and ethical life in the arts, Ruth Asawa showed us the way. “Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective,” currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, premiered at SFMOMA earlier this year. alexpaik reviewed the San Francisco show for Hyperallergic in July and lisayinzhang reviewed MOMA’s edition when it opened last month. Read both on our site, at the link in bio. . . . #RuthAsawa #Modernism #JapaneseAmerican #WomenArtists