The Apuan Alps cradle the world's most precious white marble and stretch 55 Kilometers between the Serchio and Magra rivers across Northern Tuscany. Carrara, Italy, where Richard has worked for over 40 years, is nestled in the mountain range along the Carrione river. Richard’s sculpture is...
Nothing quite compares to seeing a work of art take its place in the world. It goes from an idea to a vision to a material reality, but the cycle is not truly complete until the work becomes integrated into its environment. The world has...
It has been 35 years since Richard completed his first monumental sculpture in stone: Passage, commissioned by Donald M. Kendall for his renowned sculpture gardens at PepsiCo in Purchase, New York. Carved from Italian travertine, Passage, reaches 16 feet into the air and 25 feet wide....
THE YEAR OF MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE Posted on 12/20/2019 We are wrapping 2019 with a tremendous sense of gratitude for the many opportunities the year has presented. It has been one of immense growth and creative risk with several monumental works in marble coming to completion, Richard pushing...
From 40 tons of marble cut from Italy's Apuan Alps to a massive yet buoyant work of public art in a transforming Taiwanese cityscape, the monumental Seri Tai has finally arrived home. Conceived as the centerpiece for architects Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel's La Bella Vita, Seri Tai is a...
The Language of Modernism Opening Saturday, November 9 Collectors' Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Galerie d'Orsay, 33 Newbury Street, Boston The studio is proud to announce that Richard's latest works — bold forms in vibrant blue granite, Pakistan onyx, and Carrara marble — will be exhibited alongside the...
Among the central tenets of Richard's worldview is a deep appreciation for the institutions that steward cultural education and growth through multiple generations. Richard recognizes that, through the embrace of several world-class institutions, his creativity was nourished and his career as a sculptor allowed to...
It's hard to believe that 2018 is already coming to a close — the past year has brought a wealth of new opportunities and ventures, some of them across the world and others quite close to home. Installing Arete CDC in Taipei The year began with a...
This January, a major work has come full circle: Richard has just returned from Taipei, where he and team members oversaw the installation of the monumental Arete at Richard Meier & Partners' soon-to-be-completed "Timeless Tower." "I’ve always admired Richard Meier," says Richard. "He has his own language — there's...
We are thrilled to announce that Richard Erdman will exhibit four marble sculptures with the Montreal-based Landau Contemporary at Galerie Dominion during the Art Miami fair, December 5 through 10. Erdman will show work alongside Brussels-based painter Yves Zurstrassen. Erdman will be showing his sculptures “Fiamme,” “Muse Lu,” “Odyssey,”...