Richard Serra - Talk with Charlie Rose (2001)

An hour conversation with sculptor Richard Serra (1938-2024) about his exhibition at The Gagosian Gallery in New York City, his use of synthetic materials in art and his career in film (2001).

[@jamesanthony5681]

One of Charlie Rose's best interviews. It obviously helps when the interviewee is intelligent and articulate.

[@letsif]

I like this guy. He thinks and he feels strongly. He stands by his fully realized convictions without compromise, because compromise would be death.

[@letsif]

***** That's like saying Serra should have compromised his aesthetic convictions in his art so that he wouldn't seem too extreme and offend anyone. Might as well quit.

[@ksenijaturkovic9228]

Richard Serra is my #1 idol. What a talent...!!!

[@kierand9410]

What a tremendous conversation

[@sab3498]

Amazing! It's always an adventure to look into the mind of an artist. Especially given that Richard Serra makes artwork that might be hard to understand until you see through the lens of the artist.

[@r72762]

One of our best artists ❤

[@J0hnC0ltrane]

Removing the Tilted Arc left a scar on the plaza. Still a memory.

[@robbyprice]

my parents never encouraged me. they did not nurture me. they didn't understand the idea of being an artist. most don't. if you are an artist, keep doing it. Nothing will ever be more satisfying.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

My mom seem to have some idea of art, but I think she leaned towards realism and less on abstract concepts.

[@leststoner]

Same here. I'm happy they didn't tho, gave me more freedom.

[@Betty-jj3jg]

I think what he shares and his insights are amazing. I like what he said about sculpture versus architecture, which I agree

[@douglasabdell7676]

Excellent Interview with a Living Legend

[@jamesanthony5681]

This was a very good interview, if not his best.

[@adropzone4451]

Richard Serra perspective is relevant and so is his art...

[@ninthfloor33020]

Love his art! Thanks for sharing!!

[@_artorical_]

Richard Serra (1938-2024)

[@evelynramos445]

Devoid of capturing

[@pratapmandey5778]

Its more than unique .

[@vishnudestroyer]

His brother is Tony Serra, a brilliant attorney in his own right. Apparently they too dont and havent talked in years.

[@MisterBleau]

Rip Richard Serra

[@M45T3RB33F]

38:30 Did Tim and Eric edit that?

[@shmoopadnos5699]

fell in love with his work in bilboa and happy castelli was good to him because he was an ass when i met him..... interesting his background experience to his work becoming what it is.

[@FelipeGoes]

Great!

[@zohremeshkini2309]

He changed the language of art in 20 century he translated the Asian art by steel for the West 🙏🙏

[@95GuitarMan13]

Interesting that he gives himself a pass on beauty, I would almost say he's more of a experimenter in the science of perception and experience than an artist. His work certainly has interesting implications for architecture in terms of environmental psychology.

[@Sean___14]

BOSS

[@evelynramos445]

Reminds of a work done Hans Hacker first year

[@roberthunter4329]

this is amazing. :)

[@evelynramos445]

Wording l used in HS for applications ?

[@7bigapple]

His description of 9/11 is harrowing. can't imagine.

[@youngmasterjacob]

For future reference for myself: 40:00, 42:45 - 44:50

[@letmesummarize1176]

Agree

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Nice

[@evelynramos445]

Fortunate for great mother similar awarded at second grade. My work awarded was plave in the closet to destroy to forever disappearing.

[@JonasWEBnorge]

Are you a drunk AI, or a person crying for help?

[@evelynramos445]

Aspect of Labyrinth abyrinth

[@evelynramos445]

Displacing from taken away from visually placing in Hierarchical standard

[@jae1k279]

20:00

[@evelynramos445]

Gocametti a favorite wasn't familiar my work in bronze

[@luxlum2830]

these more old fashioned interviews, where the interviewer treats the artist as a peculiarity who has to defend themselves...and the usual question "did you ever think of doing architecture as a profession" (i.e ever thought of a serious job) "no" "theres too many constraints...architects have to think about plumbing.." "plumbing???" (...the interviewer suspends reality as if not to understand....) Yes, you are talking to an Artist mate. Serra holds his own, naturally.

[@anoshya]

Wish the guy would speak at a more measured pace

[@blackrebelradio9879]

51

[@loplopthebird1860]

DEP

[@cazacevschi]

He is so American, so is his art. What about beauty? Aaamm........ Very proud of himself, maybe little to arrogant

[@evelynramos445]

Cubism similarities

[@evelynramos445]

Arch is an

[@evelynramos445]

Hasn't been part of societal, only change

[@andybaldman]

Pieces of lead? Really?

[@selwynr]

I guess you need to be immodest to pull off what he does. He's very good at self-justification, with the arrogance to stay the course (almost as arrogant as Frank Lloyd Wright), but there are many ways to skin a dead cat. Maybe he's become more open-minded with age but I doubt it. This kind of rigidity is a fundamentalist mindset, not a creative one, in the orthodox mold of the so-called High-Modernists. Yet at his best he is definitely a powerful sculptor, or artist, but for my socialist/anarchist lack-of-money, Martin Puryear looks a lot more inventive and deeper these days. But whatever, to make lasting art is the best an artist can hope for. And he's done that.

[@mgu1N1n1]

I can't imagine the torture of spending 24 hours in person with this guy.

[@STNMNinc]

Wow, huge fan but can't stand him

[@brianmerritt5410]

His Tiled Arc thing sucked. But other than that, pretty cool.

[@oliviercaroli231]

Boring Boredom

[@jeffreydlazar]

Vastly over-rated.

[@AI-xs4fp]

Beauty behind the times... That is why your work is so dry. Those blocks in the MoMa are exactly that. A waste of space. Calder liberated sculpture if a sculpture is about "space".

[@icarus550]

Good, but way overrated.