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The Abandonment of Art

“Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art, 1948–1988” at MoMA is a survey organized around three key themes: abstraction, Neo-Concretism, and the ‘abandonment’ of art.

The Museum of Modern Art’s major retrospective devoted to the art of Lygia Clark (Brazilian, 1920–1988) is the first comprehensive exhibition in North America of her work.

“Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art, 1948–1988” comprises nearly 300 works, ranging from the late 1940s to the early 1980s, including drawings, paintings, sculptures, and participatory works.

Drawn from public and private collections, including MoMA’s own, this survey is organized around three key themes: abstraction, Neo-Concretism, and the ‘abandonment’ of art. Each of these axes anchors a significant concept or a constellation of works that mark a definitive step in Clark’s career. While Clark’s legacy in Brazil is profound, this exhibition draws international attention to her work. By bringing together all parts of her radical production, the exhibition seeks to reinscribe her into current discourses of abstraction, participation, and a therapeutic art practice.

Left: Lygia Clark, proposition Estruturas vivas (Live structures), 1969, in use, probably in Paris in the early 1970s. The object is made out of knotted rubber bands. Courtesy Associação Cultural “O Mundo de Lygia Clark,” Rio de Janeiro. Right: Lygia Clark in her studio, Rio de Janeiro, c. 1950s. Courtesy Associação Cultural “O Mundo de Lygia Clark,” Rio de Janeiro

Lygia Clark, proposition Ping-pong (1966) in use. The objects are Ping- Pong balls and a plastic bag. Courtesy Associação Cultural “O Mundo de Lygia Clark,” Rio de Janeiro.

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until August 24, 2014
Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art, 1948–1988
organized by Luis Pérez-Oramas, The Estrellita Brodsky Curator of Latin American Art, MoMA and Connie Butler, Chief Curator, Hammer Museum with Geaninne Gutiérrez-Guimarães and Beatriz Rabelo Olivetti, Curatorial Assistants, Department of Drawings and Prints, MoMA
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