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Richard Serra

RICHARD SERRA

Running Arcs (for John Cage) Gagosian 12 September–20 December 2025 West 21st Street, New York
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Gagosian is pleased to announce the US exhibition debut of Running Arcs (For John Cage) (1992), a large-scale sculpture by Richard Serra (1938–2024). The work has been exhibited only once before, more than thirty years ago, opening on September 12, 1992, at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, Germany. Running Arcs (For John Cage) will be on view at Gagosian’s 522 West 21st Street gallery, opening thirty-three years—to the date—after its initial presentation and remaining on display through December 20, 2025. Running Arcs (For John Cage) is composed of three identical conical steel segments, inverted relative to each other, installed in a staggered formation. Each panel is approximately 52 feet long, 13 feet high, and 2 inches thick.

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Exhibition view: Richard Serra, Running Arcs (for John Cage), Gagosian, New York (12 September-20 December 2025). Courtesy Gagosian.
Exhibition view: Richard Serra, Running Arcs (for John Cage), Gagosian, New York (12 September-20 December 2025). Courtesy Gagosian.
About the Artist

‘Obsession is what it comes down to. It is difficult to think without obsession, and it is impossible to create something without a foundation that is rigorous, incontrovertible, and, in fact, to some degree repetitive. Repetition is the ritual of obsession. Repetition is a way to jumpstart the indecision of beginning. To persevere and to begin over and over again is to continue the obsession with work. Work comes out of work. In order to work you must already be working.’—Richard Serra

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About the Gallery
Gagosian is a global network of art galleries specialising in modern and contemporary art with eighteen exhibition spaces worldwide.
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Gagosian contemporary art gallery in West 21st Street New York United States
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