Ivan Serpa
Faixas ritmadas

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Artist Ivan SerpaBrazilian, 1923–1973

CultureBrazilian

Titles

Faixas ritmadas
Rhythmic Strips

Date1953

Made inBrazil

MediumIndustrial paint on hardboard

Dimensions48 1/4 × 35 3/8 in. (122.6 × 89.9 cm)

Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund

Object number2005.473

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 204

On view

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Department

Latin American Art

Special Collections

Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Description

The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art

Related ICAA documents:

José Gómez Sicre, "Intoduction," 1959 (record ID 1126373)

Ferreira Gullar, "I Exosição Nacional de Arte Concreta: 2," 1957 (record ID 1090217)

Ferreira Gullar, "Ivan Serpa: "o artistica já não pode fechar-se em se mesmo"," 1965 (record ID 1110374)

ProvenanceThe artist; [Galeria Jean Boghici, Rio de Janeiro]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo, April 1985; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistoryI Exposição Nacional de Arte Abstrata - Hotel Quitandinha. Galeria de Arte Banerj, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1953.

A visão construtiva de Mauricio Nogueira Lima. Centro Cultural São Paulo, August 20–November 30, 1984.

Ciclo de Exhibitions sobre Arte no Rio de Janeiro: I Exposição Nacional de Arte Abstrata 1953. Galeria de Arte BANERJ. Rio de Janeiro, Brail. November 1984.

Ciclo de Exhibitions sobre Arte no Rio de Janeiro. Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, Brazil. August 1985.

Ciclo de Exhibitions sobre Arte no Rio de Janeiro. Museu Guido Viaro. Curitiba, Brazil. July 1985.

Ciclo de Exhibitions sobre Arte no Rio de Janeiro. Museu de Arte da Pampulha. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. April-May 1985.

Ciclo de Exhibitions sobre Arte no Rio de Janeiro. Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil. May-June 1985.

Retrospectiva Ivan Serpa. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. May-July 1993.

Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner. Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil. October-December 1998.

Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner. Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. January-March 1999.

De la antropofagia a Brasília. Brasil 1920-1950. IVAM Centre Julio González. Valencia, Spain. October 2000-January 2001.

Da antropofagia a Brasília. Museu de Arte Brasileira da Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado. São Paulo, Brazil. November 2002-March 2003.

Beyond Geometry: experiments in form, 1940-70s. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles, CA. June-October 2004.

Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil The Adolpho Leirner Collection . Museum of Fine Arts , Houston. Houston, TX. May-September 2007.

Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s - 50s. The Newark Museum. Newark, New Jersey. February-August 2010.

Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Illegible pencil marks on stretcher

Not signed

6 Printed Labels on verso:
1. Serpa, Ivan / Faixaas...
2. 55 / Ivan Serpa / Faixas......
3. galeria de arte BANERJ…
4. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez...
5. 55 / Ivan Serpa / Faixas / Museu de Arte Moderna....
6. Los Angeles County Museum of Art......

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