Marcos Raya
The Anguish of Being and the Nothingness of the Universe

The Anguish of Being and the Nothingness of the Universe

© Marcos Raya

The Anguish of Being and the Nothingness of the Universe
The Anguish of Being and the Nothingness of the Universe
ArtistAmerican, born Mexico, 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Anguish of Being and the Nothingness of the Universe
Date2000
MediumAcrylic on canvas
DimensionsDiameter: 69 1/2 in. (176.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Roy Cullen in honor of Mary Cullen at "One Great Night in November, 2005"
Object number2005.1070
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 2, 2006–January 16, 2007.

"Between Play and Grief: Selections from the Latino American Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 16–September 8, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink on verso top quadrant: ThE ANGUISH OF BEING / AND the NOTHINGNESS / OF ThE UNIVERS (sic) / Chicago
Signed in ink on verso canvas, right quadrant: Raya

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