Hidden History (Constantin Brancusi, MQ-1 Predator & Mamayev)

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Artist Glexis Novoa(Cuban, born 1964)Cuban, born 1964

CultureCuban

Titles

Hidden History (Constantin Brancusi, MQ-1 Predator & Mamayev)

Date2010

MediumGraphite on marble

Dimensions16 3/4 × 36 × 3/4 in. (42.5 × 91.4 × 1.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Latin Maecenas

Object number2022.245

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceThe artist, 2010; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryThe work was exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston during the 2010 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction.
Published References While this work has yet to be published, Novoa's works have appeared in the following publications: Dexter, Emma. Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing. London: Phaidon, 2005. Fuentes, Elvis, and Yuneikis Villalonga. Killing Time: An Exhibition of Cuban Artists from the 1980s to the Present. New York: Exit Art, 2008. Glexis Novoa: Glexis Novoa continuación de la etapa práctica. Galería Nina Menocal, México, D.F. México, D.F: Grupo Fogra, 1993. Novoa, Glexis. Glexis Novoa, Visionary Artist. Coral Gables, FL: Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 2006. Tuma C. Matamoros, Jorge Fernández, and David Castillo. Glexis Novoa: Las cosas como son = The Way Things Are. Cuba: Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2016. Stoops, Susan. Glexis Novoa. Worcester: Worcester Art Museum, 2003. Wiess, Rachel. To and From Utopia in the New Cuban Art. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2011. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Verso: Titled, dated, and signed twice in black felt marker, center: "Hidden Histories" / G Novoa [cursive] / 2010 / G Novoa [cursive]

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Verso: Signed twice in black felt marker, center: G Novoa [cursive]

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