Planos de color con dos maderas superpuestas (Planes of Color with Two Superimposed Wood Pieces), Joaquin Torres-Garcia (1928). Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona/Image courtesy The Menil Collection
Exhibition
Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood
September 03–January 01
The Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross, Houston, Texas 77006
Celebrated for his work as a modernist painter, teacher, and author, Joaquin Torres-García is also known for breaking new ground in the realm of wooden constructions or “maderas.” The exhibition will center chiefly on works from the 1920s to the 1940s, spanning the time from when Torres-García lived in Spain, New York, Italy, and France.
More info: menil.org
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