Artist
Gabriel Orozco(Mexican, born 1962)Mexican, born 1962
CultureMexican
Titles
- Kiss of the Egg
Date1997
MediumSteel, cable, and egg
DimensionsOverall: 28 1/2 × 47 1/4 × 22 in. (72.4 × 120 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Chaney Family Collection
Object number2012.569
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History“Gabriel Orozco: Clinton is Innocent,” Musée d’Art Modern de la Ville de Paris, May 28 - September 13,1998.
"Gabriel Orozco," Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain, February 8 - April 18, 2005.
"Contingent Beauty." Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. November 22, 2015 - February 28th, 2016
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