Artist
Juan Carlos Distéfano(Argentinean, born 1933)Argentinean, born 1933
CultureArgentinean
Titles
- Acción directa III
- Uninterrupted Action III
Date1998
MediumReinforced polyester and epoxy resin
Dimensions128 × 118 × 118 in. (325 × 300 × 300 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2007 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction
Object number2007.1459
Non exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Ruth Benzacar Gallery, Buenos Aires]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920–1970," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20–September 12, 2004.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"56th International Art Exhibition, La Bienalle di Venezia - Argentina" Pavilion at Arsenale – Sale d’Armi, Venice, May 9–November 22, 2015.
"Between Play and Grief: Selections from the Latino American Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 16–September 8, 2019.
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