Forquilha
Artist
Tunga(Brazilian, 1952–2016)Brazilian, 1952–2016
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Forquilha
- One Three
Date2014
MediumIron, bronze, ceramic, leather, linen, rock crystal, plaster, mercury, and glass
DimensionsOverall: 82 11/16 × 39 3/8 × 74 13/16 in. (210 × 100 × 190 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lawrence R. Luhring, Roland J. Augustine, and the Instituto Tunga, Rio de Janeiro, in honor of Diane and Bruce Halle
Object number2018.30
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"La Voie Humide," Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, April 19–May 31, 2014; Pilar Corrias Gallery, London, November 21, 2014–January 16, 2015.
Published References The work has been exhibited in two prominent gallery shows, one at Luhring Augustine, New York and the other at Pilar Corrias Gallery, London. Since this is a recent sculpture, it has not been featured in any publications; however there is extensive scholarship on Tunga. Adams, Beverly, Lutz Eitel, and Marie-Laure Bernadac. Tunga: Laminated Souls. New York: Holzwarth Publications, 2007. Basualdo, Carlos, Guy Brett, and Suely Rolnik. Tunga, 1977 – 1997. New York: Bard College, 1998. Brett, Guy. Tunga. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1989. Anderson, Susan M. Body to Earth: Three Artists from Brazil—Cildo Meireles, Mario Cravo Neto, and Tunga. Los Angeles: Fischer Gallery, 1992. Camillo, Luis. Tunga: Assalto. Brasilia: Banco do Brazil, Centro Cultural, 2001. Tunga: Barroco de Lirios. São Paulo: Cosac & Naify Edições Lta., 1997. Duarte, Paulo Sérgio. Tunga: pálpebras. São Paulo: Galeria Millan, 2017. Aguilar, Nelson. “Tunga, fictions baroques; Twisted Cigars, Straight Smoke.” Artpress (Paris) no. 129 (September 1999): 25. Brett, Guy Paulo Vendncio Filho, and Catherine David. Lezarts and Through: Tunga and Cildo Meireles. Kortrijk, Belgium: Kanaal Art Foundation, 1989. Jiménez, José. Tunga: las peliculas y los videos. Paris: Instituto Cervantes, 2005. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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