Artist
Guillermo Kuitca (Argentinean, born 1961)Argentinean, born 1961
CultureArgentinean
Titles
- Le Sacre
Date1992
MediumAcrylic on 54 mattresses with wood and brass legs
DimensionsEach: 47 1/4 × 23 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (120 × 60 × 20 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2013.457.1-.54
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Guillermo Kuitca: Filosofia para princesas - Obras 1980-2013," Pinacoteca do Estado, São Paulo, Brazil, July 17–November 2, 2014.
"HOME - Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA," LACMA, June 11–October 15, 2017; "HOME—So Different, So Appealing," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 19, 2017–January 21, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
underside of mattress: " Kuitca "
underside of mattress: " (signature) / 1992 "
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