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Desmaterialización II [Dematerialization II]
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Desmaterialización II [Dematerialization II]

Primary (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1911–1975)
NationalityArgentinean, South America
Date1958
MediumString and wire with black paint
DimensionsOverall: 22 3/4 × 16 × 24 in. (57.8 × 40.6 × 61 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Judy S. and Charles W. Tate, 2016
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object number2016.88
On View
On view
Locations
  • exhibition  BMA, Gallery, C3 - Lowe Foundation Gallery
Label Text
Julián Althabe became interested in abstraction in the 1950s. He was especially curious about the concept of the fourth dimension, a popular scientific subject that inspired many modern artists to explore spatial realities existing beyond perception. In Escultura, Althabe interlocks two sets of wing-like shapes made with string and wire. The internal rhythms of the triangular frames suggest that their rotation takes place simultaneously along vertical and horizontal axes in an invisible dimension. Althabe’s early interest in science and virtual movement made him a pioneer of Kinetic art in Argentina.
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