Viral Sculpture in Gwyneth Paltrow’s Collection Is ‘Not a Ruth Asawa,’ Gallery Confirms
about 27 months ago (02/03/2022)
Gwyneth Paltrow Owns a Fake Ruth Asawa, Gallery Confirms – ARTnews.com Skip to main content By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei Plus Icon Shanti Escalante-De Mattei View All February 3, 2022 11:41am Actress Gwyneth Paltrow zz/John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx On Wednesday, an Architectural Digest story featuring a look inside actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s home went viral on social media because it included one unexpected object: what appeared to be a sculpture Ruth Asawa hanging not far from an Ed Ruscha painting. But that Asawa sculpture seems not to be a real work by the artist after all. Queried by ARTnews , a spokesperson for David Zwirner, which represents the artist’s estate, seemed to suggest that the piece was either a fake or a copy, saying only, “This work is not by Ruth Asawa.” A tweet by New York Times design critic Alexandra Lange helped bring attention to the Asawa-like sculpture that hung in Paltrow’s living room beside what appeared to be an Ed Ruscha painting.