Artist
Pietro Consagra (Italian, 1920–2005)Italian, 1920–2005
CultureItalian
Titles
- Conversation with the Wind (Colloquio col Vento)
Date1962
PlaceItaly
MediumSteel
Dimensions104 × 107 × 94 5/8 in. (264.2 × 271.8 × 240.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number63.9
Current Location
The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
Sculpture Garden
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History“Sculture nella citta`,” Spoleto, Italy, Summer 1962.
“Some Recent Accessions 1961-1963,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 4–June 2, 1963.
“Sculpture from the Museum of Modern Art, New York,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 1963–April 23, 1964.
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Jean Tinguely
1954
Steel tube frame, steel wire, painted cardboard, and electric motor
65.13
Jean Tinguely
1964
Steel plate, iron and steel spoked wheels, slant line pulleys, rubber V-belt, and electric motor
65.21
Jean Tinguely
1964
Steel, steel pipe section, iron wheels, rubber V-belt, flat belt, and electric motor
65.20
Jean Tinguely
1963
Structural steel-channel base, steel rod, small tricycle wheel without tire, round rubber belt, and electric motor
65.19
Jean Tinguely
1962
Sheet steel base, steel rods, fur pelts, horse hair, and electric motor
65.18
Jean Tinguely
1967
Iron rocker bars, wood fly-wheel, steel tube, rubber V-belt, and electric motor
68.44
Jean Tinguely
1960
Steel rods and wire, aluminum pulley, brass bell, round rubber belt, and electric motor
65.17
Jean Tinguely
1958
Round rubber belt, steel rods, painted sheet metal, wire wooden pulleys, two clothes pins, and electric motor
65.16
Rebecca Horn
1989
Motorized steel hammer, bundled charcoal sticks, pair of women's lace-up boots, and charcoal powder
90.331.A-.D
Charles LeDray
2009
Laundry cart contents: purple satin bag; clear, white, and black hangers made from alumilite clear cast resin and galvanized steel wire; six pairs of trousers, one shirt, and two neckties made from various fabrics. Laundry bag with nylon cord, alumilite toggles, fabric, and thread, stuffed with fabric.
Palette: wood, nails, glue, wood stain, dirt.
Cart: wood frame with woven aluminum strips, 1/8-inch ungalvanized steel rod, clear acrylic spray coating, canvas, thread, vinyl, aluminum rivets, dirt, and newspaper ink.
Broom: wood handle and housing with bristles.
Floor: linoleum backed with canvas.
2010.221
Jean Tinguely
1954
Shallow wooden box, metal attachments, wooden pulleys, round rubber belt, and electric motor
65.14