Steve Reich on Richard Serra’s Equal
Composer Steve Reich reflects on the effect Richard Serra's work, "Equal" has on our sense of space. But does it change the way he thinks about his own work?
Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art.
Today's edition features composer, and chief exponent of Minimalism, Steve Reich. As he stands in front of eight steel boxes stacked in pairs, each box weighing forty tons, he reflects on the effect Richard Serra's work, "Equal" has on our sense of space. But does it change the way he thinks about his own work?
Producer: Paul Kobrak
Main Image: Richard Serra, Equal, 2015. Forged weatherproof steel, 8 blocks, each block 60 x 66 x 72" (152.4 x 167.6 x 182.9 cm). Gift of Sidney and Harriet Janis (by exchange), Enid A. Haupt Fund, and Gift of William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. J. Hall (by exchange), The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 504.2015.a-d
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Equal by Richard Serra (2015)
Selected by composer and Minimalist Steve Reich.
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Mon 21 Oct 201922:45BBC Radio 3- Sun 24 May 202014:45BBC Radio 4
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