Artist
Jean Tinguely (Swiss, 1925–1991)Swiss, 1925–1991
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Bascule (Seesaw)
Date1960
Made inFrance
MediumSteel rods and wire, aluminum pulley, brass bell, round rubber belt, and electric motor
Dimensions32 × 18 × 14 in. (81.3 × 45.7 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by D. and J. de Menil
Object number65.17
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 102
Exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Tinguely: Meta," Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, December 10, 1964–January 9, 1965.
"Jean Tinguely: Sculptures," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 3–May 16, 1965.
Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas, June 16–July 19, 1966.
"Sculptors of the 50s," The Art Galleries, University of California, Santa Barbara, January 6–February 15, 1976; Phoenix Art Museum, March 5–April 11, 1976.
"A Modern Patronage: de Menil Gifts to American and European Museums," The Menil Collection, Houston, June 8–September 16, 2007.
"MashUp: The Birth of Modern Culture," Vancouver Art Gallery, Canada, February 13–June 12, 2016.
"Celebrating Jean Tinguely and Santana," Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 12–September 10, 2017.
"Jean Tinguely and Jesús Rafael Soto," Nancy and Rich Kinder Building Inaugural Exhibition, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 2020–ongoing.
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