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© Estate of Hugo Rodolfo Demarco, Courtesy of Galerie Denise Rene

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Plafond Lumière (Ceiling Light),

1967

Hugo Rodolfo Demarco, 1932–1995; born Buenos Aires, Argentina; died Paris, France; active Paris, France
y1973-108
Kinetic art in the Forbes Collection exemplifies the period of technological idealism that followed World War II, leading artists to experiment with electricity and industrial materials to develop work that could transcend the idea of artistic medium and recenter the meaning of art in the perceptual experience of the viewer. Additionally, this practice presages the increasing globalization of the art world in the second half of the twentieth century and the diasporic experience of artists from Europe and Latin America following the war.

Information

Title
Plafond Lumière (Ceiling Light)
Dates

1967

Maker
Hugo Rodolfo Demarco
Medium
Wood, wire, and electric motor
Dimensions
122 × 122 × 46 cm (48 1/16 × 48 1/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Forbes Magazine Collection
Object Number
y1973-108
Place Made

Europe, France, Probably Paris

Description
Luminous colored balls hanging from ceiling plate.
Culture
French
Type
sculpture
Materials
motors, wood, wire
Subject
wood

[Galerie Denise René, Paris].

Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY;

November 12, 1969, purchased by The Forbes Magazine Collection;

1973, gifted to Princeton University Art Museum

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