Artist
Carlos Garaicoa (Cuban, born 1967)Cuban, born 1967
CultureCuban
Titles
- Ciudad doblada (roja)
Date2007
MediumWood, plexiglas, hand-cut Bristol cardboard
DimensionsSheet (Each): 11 5/8 × 16 9/16 in. (29.5 × 42 cm)
Table 1: 137 13/16 × 54 5/16 × 49 5/8 in. (350 × 138 × 126 cm)
Table 2: 40 3/16 × 54 5/16 × 49 5/8 in. (102 × 138 × 126 cm)
Table 3: 64 9/16 × 105 1/8 × 49 5/8 in. (164 × 267 × 126 cm)
Table 4: 173 1/4 × 40 3/16 × 49 5/8 in. (440 × 102 × 126 cm)
Table 1: 137 13/16 × 54 5/16 × 49 5/8 in. (350 × 138 × 126 cm)
Table 2: 40 3/16 × 54 5/16 × 49 5/8 in. (102 × 138 × 126 cm)
Table 3: 64 9/16 × 105 1/8 × 49 5/8 in. (164 × 267 × 126 cm)
Table 4: 173 1/4 × 40 3/16 × 49 5/8 in. (440 × 102 × 126 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caribbean Art Fund, the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment and the 2015 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction
Object number2016.352.1-.4
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Revolucion o Rizoma," Galeria Continua, Beijing, 2008.
"Mundus novus/New Worlds: Contemporary Art of Latin America," 53rd Venice Bienale, June 7–November 22, 2009.
"Carlos Garaicoa: Overlapping," Irish Museum of Modern Art, June 10–September 5, 2010.
"Carlos Garaicoa: La enmienda que hay en mi (Making Amends)," University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, September–October, 2010.
"Carlos Garaicoa: Orden aparente," Centro Botín, Santander, Spain, October 29, 2014–March 1, 2015
"Carlos Garaicoa: A City View from the Table of My House," Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art, December 31, 2020–August 29, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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