Artist
Matthias Goeritz(Mexican, born Germany, 1915–1990)Mexican, born Germany, 1915–1990
CultureMexican
Titles
- Mensaje
Date1958–1962
MediumHammered brass and iron nails on board
Dimensions48 1/4 × 24 × 1 in. (122.6 × 61 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2019 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction
Object number2020.138
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
Exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
yuxtaponer superficies lisas y melladas con clavos martillados a través de la
hoja metálica y desecho industrial de las villas-miseria de México, Mensaje engloba el deseo de Goeritz de
producir una vivencia espiritual vía arte. Llegó a esta experiencia mediante un
proceso de performance reiterativa. La obra configura, también, su interés por
el arte religioso y rechazo a la estética decadente del medio artístico. Igual
a las pinturas animistas de Elsa Gramcko, la serie manifiesta el anhelo de
dotar al desecho industrial con vida.
ProvenanceThe artist; Héctor Azar, Mexico City, 1962; by inheritance to Sara Stieglitz; [Henrique Faria Fine Art, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Exhibition HistoryHenrique Faria Fine Art, New York, 2019.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Antonio Berni
c. 1964
Polymateric construction composed of wood, cardboard, plastic, roots, nails, enamel, and metals including steel, iron, and aluminum bottle caps
2004.1536
Luis Camnitzer
1987
.A: Porcelain, stainless steel, unknown casting resin, unknown dye, silicone adhesive, wood, brass.
B: Engraved brass, two brass-headed picture hanging nails
2016.102.A,.B
