In a dark room a woman draws fruit while sitting at a table.

"While the world around her slept, Asawa often stayed up, reveling in the open, uninterrupted stretches of time and resting her mind while drawing."

This essay was written by exhibition curator Kim Conaty on the occasion of Ruth Asawa Through Line

"Your Hand is Already Flowing": Ruth Asawa's Daily Practice of Drawing: by Kim Conaty, Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator

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Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils #2

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