Richard serra drawing a retrospective is the first retrospective of the artists drawings and is the first major one person exhibition to be organized under the umbrella of the menil drawing institute while serras sculptures have been widely recognized and the subject of numerous museum exhibitions his drawings which have played a crucial role in his work for more than 40 years have . Description this volume provides the first critical retrospective of the drawings of richard serra b 1939 over the last 40 years the artist has received international acclaim for his unprecedented sculptural forms his transformative drawings while lesser known are equally important to the discussion of art after modernism. Buy richard serra drawing a retrospective menil collection menil collection yup illustrated by white michelle rose bernice white michelle borden lizzie . Houston not every artist looks better at the menil collection than anywhere else it just sometimes seems that way richard serra for one is not an obvious candidate for the benefits conferred . Richard serra drawing a retrospective exhibition catalogue by bernice rose michelle white and gary garrels with additional contributions by lizzie borden et al houston menil collection distributed by yale university press 2011 isbn 978 0 300 1693 79 232 pp with 160 illus all in color 5000 there can be no disputing the central