Vik Muniz
Verso (Woman with Parrot)

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Artist Vik Muniz (Brazilian, born 1961)Brazilian, born 1961

CultureBrazilian

Titles

Verso (Woman with Parrot)

Date2008

MediumCanvas, wood support, metal brackets and wood frame

DimensionsFrame: 48 1/2 × 38 1/4 × 2 in. (123.2 × 97.2 × 5.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Barbara and Michael Gamson

Object number2019.123

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

ASSEMBLAGE

ProvenanceThe artist; [Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York]; Barbara and Michael Gamson, Houston; given to MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"Vik Muniz: Verso," Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, September 7–October 11, 2008.

"Cosmopolitan Routes: Houston Collects Latin American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 24, 2010–February 6, 2011.

"Vik Muniz: Verso," St. Moritz Masters, Switzerland, August 24–September 2, 2012. (A different edition of this work traveled to this venue.)

"Vik Muniz: Verso," Mauritshuis, The Hague, June 9–September 4, 2016; Örsterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna, March 21–June 17, 2018; Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2019, dates to be confirmed. (A different edition of this work traveled to these venues.)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

The facsimile “labels” on the backing board are actually part of the artwork, intentionally copied after the original work in the Guggenheim Museum’s collection.

Verso: Inscribed in ink, center: Vik Muniz [cursive] 2008 / 3/3

Verso: Inscribed in ink, center: Vik Muniz [cursive] 2008 / 3/3

The facsimile “marks” on the frame are actually part of the artwork, intentionally copied after the original work in the Guggenheim Museum’s collection.

Catalogue raisonnéDo Lago, Pedro Correa and Vik Muniz. Vik Muniz: Everything So Far/ Tudo até agora, Catalogue Raisonné 1987–2015. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Capivara, 2015, vol. 2, p. 680.

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