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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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

Object number2004.1701.1-.93

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Department

Latin American Art

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SCULPTURE

DescriptionThis work was discovered after Mira Schendel's death by her daughter. Comprised of 92 white-on-white monotypes and one black monotype, the installation is the culmination of Schendel's graphic objects series that launched her international career in 1964. The monotype technique she used consisted of spreading the paper over a smooth surface covered with paint and marking it on the back with some type of instrument. The sheets were then grouped, pressed between two sheets of acrylic, and suspended in order to be viewed from both sides. Although suggestive of writing, they are not intended to be read but rather experienced as texture and light.
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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