Physichromie Panam 150
Artist
Carlos Cruz-Diez(Venezuelan, 1923–2019)Venezuelan, 1923–2019
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
- Physichromie Panam 150
Date2014
MediumScreenprinted aluminum modules and acrylic (Plexiglas) inserts, with aluminum strip frame
Dimensions59 1/2 × 177 × 2 1/2 in. (151.1 × 449.6 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Cruz-Diez Foundation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Object number2018.31
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryRice Univerisity, Houston, January 23, 2019–June 26, 2020.
Published References Since the work has remained in the artist’s estate until its transfer to the Museum, specific references to it have not yet been published. However, the following are key texts about the artist: Benko, Susana. A todo color: Carlos Cruz-Diez. Mexico City: Fundación Carlos Cruz-Diez, 2013. Chanson, Marion and Carlos Cruz-Diez. L’ Atelier de Carlos Cruz-Diez. Paris: Thalia Editions, 2011. Fajardo-Hill, Cecilia and Mari Carmen Ramírez. Carlos Cruz-Diez: Circumstance & Ambiguity of Color. New York: Maxwell Davidson Gallery, 2013. Jiménez, Ariel. Carlos Cruz-Diez: in Conversation with Ariel Jiménez. New York: Fundación Cisneros Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, 2010. Pierre, Arnauld. Cruz-Diez. Paris: SNELA La Diférence, 2008. Ramírez, Mari Carmen and Olea, Héctor. Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color in Space and Time. New Haven: Yale University Press and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010. Rangel, Gabriela. Carlos Cruz-Diez: (In)formed by Color. New York: The Americas Society, 2009. Ruiz, Alma. Supra-sensorial: Experiments in Light, Color, and Space. Los Angeles: The Museum of Contemporary Art, 2011. Schara, Julio César. Carlos Cruz-Diez y el arte cinético. Mexico City: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 2001. Suárez, Osbel. Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color Happens. Cuenca, Spain: Fundación Juan March, 2009. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The work has a metal plate attached to the verso with the artist’s signature and the following hand-written inscription: Physichromie Panam 150, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Panama 2014, 150 x 450 cm. As evidenced by the title, this is the 150th Physichromie the artist produced at his Panama Atelier.
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