Artist
Gyula Kosice(Argentinean, 1924–2016)Argentinean, 1924–2016
CultureArgentinean
Titles
- Röyi no. 3
Date1944
MediumWood joined with bolts and wing nuts
Dimensions47 1/4 × 25 3/16 × 5 7/8 in. (120 × 64 × 15 cm) (variable)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2004.1654
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
On view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
the first known articulated, or jointed, structure produced in Latin America.
Kosice connects eight modular elements with hinges, allowing the work to be
manipulated by the viewer-turned-participant. Through direct, tactile
engagement, it becomes an autonomous, dynamic structure in constant
transformation. The work essentially does not exist unless the viewer interacts
with it. The invented title Röyi is a
playful, nonsense word underscoring the pure, spontaneous act of creation encouraged
by the piece.
ProvenanceThe artist, Buenos Aires; purchased by MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920-1970." Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20–September 12, 2004.
"Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions in Latin American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 13, 2005–January 2, 2006.
"Constructing Abstraction: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.
"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Jennifer Trask
2007
Sterling silver, 18k, 22k, and 24k gold, copper, shakudo, steel, ivory, hematite, carnelian, garnet, hessonite, moonstones, butterfly wings, pandora moth wings, dragonfly and cranefly wings, feathers, snakeskin, glass eyes of fish and reptiles, eyeshadow made of fish scales, gold powder, mica powder, bronze powder, gold and mica flakes, crushed shells, bronze shavings, ficus leaf, and rust
2009.1660.1
