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Photo courtesy of Josh Pazda Hiram Butler, Houston, photography by Thomas R. DuBrock

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Artist Tara Donovan(American, born 1969)American, born 1969

CultureAmerican

Titles

Untitled

Date2023

MediumSteel Slinkys®

DimensionsOverall: 86 × 118 in. (218.4 × 299.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2024.541.A-.D

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 312

On view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceThe artist; [Josh Pazda Hiram Butler, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryTara Donovan: Screen Time, Houston: Josh Pazda Hiram Butler, November 4, 2023–January 13, 2024.
Published References While this particular work has not been published, closely related sculptures are discussed in the following publications: Conzelman, Nicholas, “From Classic Childhood Toy to Mesmerizing Exhibit: Artist Tara Donovan Transforms the Slinky for New Show,” Hamptons.com (July 22, 2015): https://hamptons.com/the-arts-in-the-galleries-21107-from-classic-childhood-toy-to-mesmerizing-html/ Indrisek, Scott. “Year of the Slinky: A Sculptor Draws in Space,” Modern Painters (July/August 2015): 44–47. Rinaldi, Ray Mark. “Slinkys, Rubber Bands, and Straws become Massive Works of Art in Three-floor MCA Exhibit,” Denver Post: The Know (December 26, 2018). Sultan, Terrie. Tara Donovan Slinkys. New York: Pace Gallery, 2015. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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