Eugenio Espinoza
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ArtistVenezuelan, born 1950
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
  • Sin título
  • Untitled
Date1971
MediumAcrylic on unprimed canvas and rope
DimensionsApprox. 94 1/2 in (204 cm) high
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caribbean Art Fund and the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2012.337
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
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Description

Espinoza belongs to a generation of Venezuelan conceptual
artists who set out to critique the legacy of Constructivism. Here, he seeks to
destabilize the structural coherence of orthogonal painting favored by other
artists in this gallery. The large square appears to be falling onto the floor,
revealing the unprimed, unstretched canvas’s true nature and formal flexibility.
The work is a performative subversion of the grid and square inherent to modes
of Constructivism and geometric abstraction.




ProvenanceThe artist, Caracas; by descent to his sister, Nancy Espinoza, Caracas, c. 1980; sold to MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition History"Unruly Supports (1970-1980)," Pérez Art Museum Miami, March 19–August 23, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink verso lower left: (signature) 1971 / "SIN TITULO"
Signed in ink verso lower left: Espinoza

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