Artist
Alberto Burri (Italian, 1915–1995)Italian, 1915–1995
CultureItalian
Titles
- Grande Sacco: Congo Binga
- Grande Sacco: Conga Binga [Large Sack: Congo Binga]
Date1961
PlaceItaly
MediumBurlap and canvas
Dimensions62 × 100 3/4 in. (157.5 × 255.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number66.1
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Atrium Floor 2
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History“Alberto Burri Exhibition,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 16–December 1, 1963; Albright-Knox Gallery, January 6–February 2, 1964; Walker Art Museum, February 17–March 29, 1964; Pasadena Art Museum, April–October 1964.
"Alberto Burri: Retrospective," The Frederick S. Wight Galleries, University of California, Los Angeles, September 25–November 27, 1977; McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, January 1–February 19, 1978; Milwaukee Art Center, March 30–May 21, 1978; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, June 15–September 3, 1978.
"Alberto Burri, Mostra Anthologica," Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, May 26–June 30, 1984.
“New Realities: Selections of Postwar European Art From The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 1, 1987–January 10, 1988.
"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 20–25, 1987; May 21–September 3, 1988.
"The Italian Metamorphosis, 1943-1968," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 6, 1994–January 29, 1995; Triennale di Milano, Milan, December 20, 1994–February 13, 1995; Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, April 21–August 13, 1995.
"Modernism in a Century of Change III, From Object to Icon: The Art of Assemblage," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 21–August 30, 1998. .
"Alberto Burri," Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, June 6–August 20, 2000, cat. no. 19.
"Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–September 3, 2001.
"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 2004.
"Part Object Part Sculpture," Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio, October 28, 2005–February 26, 2006.
"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.
"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February3–May 5, 2013.
"Europe 1900–1975: Selections from the Museum's Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4, 2014–January 4, 2015.
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Rackstraw Downes
1991
Oil on canvas
92.469
