María Freire
Escultura Articulada II

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Artist María FreireUruguayan, 1917–2015

CultureUruguayan

Titles

Escultura Articulada II

Date1951

MediumIron

Dimensions29 1/4 × 53 × 22 in. (74.3 × 134.6 × 55.9 cm) (variable)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2019 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction

Object number2019.320

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 205

On view

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionInfluenced
by Rhod Rothfuss’s irregular canvases, Freire sought to produce concrete, autonomous
sculptures that a viewer could manipulate. Here, she transforms industrial materials
into a play of line in space. The hinged pieces of painted iron produce
hard-edged, geometric forms that unfold in different directions. Like Kosice’s Röyi, also on view, this structure
embraces interactivity to merge art with everyday life, a key aim of the
avant-garde’s utopian impulse in Latin America and Europe.
ProvenanceThe artist; Estate of Maria Freire; [co-owned by Sammer Gallery, Miami and Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.

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