Hélio Oiticica B16 – Bolide – Box 12, “Archeological” 1964-65
- Medium
- Polyvinyl acetate and vinyl-acrylic paint with earth on wood structure, nylon net, corrugated cardboard, mirror, glass, rocks, earth, and fluorescent lamp
- Dimensions
- 14 1/2 x 51 5/8 x 20 1/2" (37 x 131.2 x 52.1 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Paulo Herkenhoff
- Object number
- 326.2004.a-d
- Copyright
- © 2025 Projeto Hélio Oiticica
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Hélio Oiticica has 17 works online.
- There are 1,661 sculptures online.
Installation views
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
3 other works identified
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New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions
Nov 21, 2007–Feb 25, 2008
2 other works identified
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New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions
Nov 21, 2007–Feb 25, 2008
11 other works identified
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New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions
Nov 21, 2007–Feb 25, 2008
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New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions
Nov 21, 2007–Feb 25, 2008
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Here Is Every. Four Decades of Contemporary Art
Sep 10, 2008–Mar 23, 2009
3 other works identified
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Here Is Every. Four Decades of Contemporary Art
Sep 10, 2008–Mar 23, 2009
7 other works identified
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
3 other works identified
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
2 other works identified
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From the Collection:
1960–1969 Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017
3 other works identified
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The artist.
? - 1996, Galeria César Aché, Río de Janeiro .
1996 - 2004, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York, and Caracas , purchased through Galeria César Aché.
2004, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired as gift from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
MoMA Exh. #1931: "Painting and Sculpture: Inaugural Installation", 4th Floor, gallery 23, November 20, 2004 - December 11, 2006
As of August 23, 2005, 4th Floor, gallery 23 has been renumbered as 4th Floor, gallery 24.
Austin, Blanton Museum of Art, "The Geometry of Hope: Latin American Geometrical Abstraction from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection", February 17, 2007 - April 5, 2007
MoMA Exh. #2022: "New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions", 3rd Floor, November 21, 2007 - February 25, 2008
MoMA Exh. #2053: "Here is Every: Four Decades of Contemporary Art", 2nd Floor Contemporary Galleries, September 9, 2008 - March 23, 2009
São Paulo, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, "The Enclosed Openness: Box and Book in Brazilian Art", October 20, 2012 - January 13, 2013
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, "La invención concreta. Collección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros", January 22 - September 16, 2013
MoMA Exh. #2351: "From the Collection: 1960-1969", 4th Floor, The Alfred H. Barr, Jr. Painting and Sculpture Galleries, March 26, 2016 - September 13, 2016
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, "Hélio Oiticica: To Organize Delirium", October 1, 2016 - January 2, 2017 and tour:
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, February 9 - May 7, 2017
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, July 14 - October 1, 2017
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