Artist
Miguel Ángel RíosArgentinean, born 1943
CultureArgentinean
Titles
- Mecha
Date2010
MediumTwo-channel video, edition 4/6
Dimensions10 minutes, 2 seconds
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2013 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction
Object number2015.241
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Les Amis de la MEP," Maison Europeenne de la Photographie Ville de Paris, 2010.
"Miguel Angel Ríos," Ruth Benzacar Galeria, Buenos Aires, 2011.
"Miguel Angel Ríos: Walkabout," Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, 2011.
"8a Bienal de Mercosur," Brazil, 2011.
"Mecha," Nederlans Instituut voor Mediakunst, Netherlands, 2011
"Miguel Angel Ríos: Walkabout," Des Moines Art Center, 2012.
"Desenlace: Teresa Serrano e Miguel Angel Rios," OI Futuro, Río de Janeiro, 2013.
"Contingent Beauty," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22, 2015–February 28th, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
2015.241.C top and bottom of plastic container for USB device on paper labels in black marker: USB MASTER; "MECHA" 2012
2015.241.A) Signed in black marker on Master discs: Miguelangelrios
printed on front cover of both Master and Exhibition copies: mecha / RT:10:02 min. / Two Synchronizer channel wall projection / Year: 2010 / video by / Miguel Angel Rios / DVD / VIDEO © 2010 Miguel Angel Rios
printed on back cover of both Master and Exhibition copies: Maquette of installation / Technical information....see photo copy in accession file / Technical equipment....see photo copy in accession file / DVD / VIDEO © 2010 Miguel Angel Rios
printed on both enclosed disks in Master copy: mecha / left [right] / RT:10:02 min. / DVD / VIDIO / widescreen two synchronizer channel / wall projection / [signature] / video by / Miguel Angel Rios / © 2010 Miguel Angel Rios
printed on both enclosed disks in Exhibition copy: mecha / right [left] / RT:02: min. / DVD / VIDIO / widescreen two synchronizer channel / wall projection / copy only for exhibition / vidio by / Miguel Angel Rios / © 2010 Miguel Angel Rios
printed on the spine of both Master and Exhibition copies: mecha video by Miguel Angel Rios DVD / VIDIO
printed on back cover of both Master and Exhibition copies: Maquette of installation / Technical information....see photo copy in accession file / Technical equipment....see photo copy in accession file / DVD / VIDEO © 2010 Miguel Angel Rios
printed on both enclosed disks in Master copy: mecha / left [right] / RT:10:02 min. / DVD / VIDIO / widescreen two synchronizer channel / wall projection / [signature] / video by / Miguel Angel Rios / © 2010 Miguel Angel Rios
printed on both enclosed disks in Exhibition copy: mecha / right [left] / RT:02: min. / DVD / VIDIO / widescreen two synchronizer channel / wall projection / copy only for exhibition / vidio by / Miguel Angel Rios / © 2010 Miguel Angel Rios
printed on the spine of both Master and Exhibition copies: mecha video by Miguel Angel Rios DVD / VIDIO
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