Artist
Lygia Clark(Brazilian, 1920–1988)Brazilian, 1920–1988
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Espaço modulado no. 2
- Modulated Space No. 2
Date1958
Made inBrazil
MediumIndustrial paint on wood
Dimensions35 3/8 × 11 3/4 in. (89.9 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2005.1048
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art
Related ICAA documents:
Vera Pedrosa Martins de Alemeida, "L'homme est le centre = O homem é o centro [consultado]," 1998 (record ID 1110692)
Guy Brett, [Letter to Adolpho Leirner], 1988 (record ID 1232349)
Lygia Clark, "1968:Somos domésticos?," 1980 (record ID 1110516)
Ferreira Gullar, "Do quadro ao não objeto," 1960 (record ID 1091272)
David Medalla, ed., “Lygia Clark at Signals London, 27th May to 3rd July,” 1965 (record ID 1232662)
Frederico Morais, "Contra a arte afluente : o corpo é o motor da "obra"," 1970 (record ID 1110685)
ProvenanceThe artist; Ralph Camargo, São Paulo; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo, 1972; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Lygia Clark," Signals, London, April–May 1965.
"34a Biennale Internazionale d’Arte," Venice, July–October 1968.
"Lygia Clark: superfícies moduladas/bichos/manifestações," Galeria Ralph Camargo, São Paulo, Brazil, November–December 1971.
"Lygia Clark," Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud, São Paulo, Brazil, March–April 1982.
"Lygia Clark e Hélio Oiticica: Sala especial do 90 Salão Nacional de Artes Plásticas," Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, November–December 1986; Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, November–December 1987.
"Art d’Amérique latine 1911-1968," Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, November 1992–January 1993.
"Artistas Latinoamericanos del siglo XX," Estación Plaza de Armas, Seville, Spain, August–October 1992.
"Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century," The Museum of Modern Art, New York, June–September 1993.
"Lateinamerikanische Kunst," Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, February–April 1993.
"Lygia Clark," Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona, Spain, October–December 1997.
"Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner," Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Brazil, October–December 1998; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, January–March 1999.
"Lygia Clark," Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Brazil, June–August 1999.
"Mostra do redescobrimento: arte contemporânea - Brasil 500 anos artes visuais," Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Parque Ibirapuera, Brazil, April–September 2000.
"Heterotopías: medio siglo sin-lugar: 1918-1968," Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, December 2000–February 2001.
"Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil: The Adolpho Leirner Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May–September 2007.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art, 1948–1988," The Museum of Modern Art, New York, May–August 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No inscriptions
Not signed
Printed labels on verso frame:
63 Lygia Clark / Espaço Modulado N°. 2, / (trabalho original), 1958 / Tinta Industrial s/ Madeira / ...
FUNDACIÓ / ANTONI TAPIES / BARCELONA / 76 / crate: 71 / ...
FULVIA E ADOLPHO LEIRNER / Rua Bahia 204 • 9° / (011) 666291 660763 / CEP. 01244 SÃO PAULO SP BRASIL
Centre Georges Pompidou / EXPO: ART D'AMERIQUE LATINE 1911-1968 10 / AUTEUR: LYGIA CLARK / TITRE: ESPACO MODULADO NUMERO 2 D.1958, / ... / ...
Exhibition: Latin American Artists of / the Twentieth Century / Artist: LYGIA CLARK / ... / Museum No.: 92.543 / ... BR33"
raquel arnoud babenco gabinete de arte / autor: Lygia Clark / titulo: Espaco Mod. Unidade ... / ... / (signature)"
INTERNATIONAL ART TRANSPORT / ... PARIS / Artiste L. CLARK / Preteur Mme L. CLARK PARIS
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA / XXXIV EXPOSIZIONE BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE 1968 / ... / Proprietario Coleção do artist / Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
63 Lygia Clark ... / mam - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo / exposição: Arte Construtiva Brasileira: Coleção Adolpho Leirner / de 1 de Outubro a 20 de Dezembro de 1998
63 Lygia Clark / Espaço Modulado N°. 2, / (trabalho original), 1958 / Tinta Industrial s/ Madeira / ...
FUNDACIÓ / ANTONI TAPIES / BARCELONA / 76 / crate: 71 / ...
FULVIA E ADOLPHO LEIRNER / Rua Bahia 204 • 9° / (011) 666291 660763 / CEP. 01244 SÃO PAULO SP BRASIL
Centre Georges Pompidou / EXPO: ART D'AMERIQUE LATINE 1911-1968 10 / AUTEUR: LYGIA CLARK / TITRE: ESPACO MODULADO NUMERO 2 D.1958, / ... / ...
Exhibition: Latin American Artists of / the Twentieth Century / Artist: LYGIA CLARK / ... / Museum No.: 92.543 / ... BR33"
raquel arnoud babenco gabinete de arte / autor: Lygia Clark / titulo: Espaco Mod. Unidade ... / ... / (signature)"
INTERNATIONAL ART TRANSPORT / ... PARIS / Artiste L. CLARK / Preteur Mme L. CLARK PARIS
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA / XXXIV EXPOSIZIONE BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE 1968 / ... / Proprietario Coleção do artist / Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
63 Lygia Clark ... / mam - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo / exposição: Arte Construtiva Brasileira: Coleção Adolpho Leirner / de 1 de Outubro a 20 de Dezembro de 1998
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Antonio Berni
1963
Wood, paint, industrial trash, cardboard, scrap metal, leather, and fabric on wood
2007.1167