Mira Schendel (Myrrha Dagmar Dub)
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Artist Mira Schendel (Myrrha Dagmar Dub)(Brazilian, born Switzerland, 1919–1988)Brazilian, born Switzerland, 1919–1988

CultureBrazilian

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Variantes
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Date1977

Medium93 rice paper monotypes framed by plexiglass sheets and hung with acrylic thread

DimensionsDimensions variable

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund

Object number2004.1701.1-.93

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

Description

Variantes culmina
una famosa serie de monotipos donde Schendel desplegó finísimo papel de arroz
sobre una superficie lisa marcándola, atrás, con un utensilio puntiagudo. La fricción
entre el instrumento y el papel produjo líneas delicadas que aparentemente
flotan en el espacio. Presionó y colgó cada impresión entre placas acrílicas,
propiciando verlas por ambos lados. Si bien sugieren escritura, para Schendel
los monotipos eran vehículos de luz, transparencia y textura.

ProvenanceThe artist; [Galleria Millan, São Paulo]; sold to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition HistoryComplete list of the artists solo and group exhibition from 1951-2004 is located in the Accession File.

Galeria André Millan, Sao Paulo, 2002.

Art 35 Basel, June 2002. (?)

"Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions in Latin American Art", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 13, 2005–January 2, 2006.

"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.

"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.

"Mira Schendel," Tate Modern, London, September 26, 2013–January 19, 2014; Fundação de Serralves - Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto, Portugal, February 28–July 24, 2014; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil, August 7–November 16, 2014.

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