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Obverse and Reverse XIV

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© Nils Stærk and Darío Escobar

ArtistGuatemalan, born 1971
CultureGuatemalan
Titles
  • Obverse and Reverse XIV
Date2013
MediumLeather, synthetic rubber, thread (polyester), and steel
DimensionsOverall (variable, estimated): 137 13/16 × 78 3/4 × 78 3/4 in. (350 × 200 × 200 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caribbean Art Fund and the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2017.109
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Atrium Floor 1
On view

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Department
Latin American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Guatemala City, 2013; [Nils Staerk Gallery, Denmark]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition HistoryFutbol: The Beautiful Game. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. February 2, 2014–July 20, 2014.
Published References Viveros-Fauné, Christian. Darío Escobar: The Life of Objects. Seattle: Marquand, 2016. Falconi, José Luis, Thomas Cummins, Alma Ruiz. A Singular Plurality: The Works of Darío Escobar. Cambridge, MA: Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University, 2013.

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