Cildo Meireles Meshes of Freedom 1976/77
- Medium
- Iron and glass
- Dimensions
- 47 1/4 x 48 1/4 x 1 1/2" (120 x 122.6 x 3.8 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Paulo Herkenhoff
- Object number
- 569.2017
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
Research in progress; information about this work may be incomplete.
- Cildo Meireles has 14 works online.
- There are 1,669 sculptures online.
Installation views
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
4 other works identified
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
1 other work identified
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
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On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century
Nov 21, 2010–Feb 7, 2011
2 other works identified
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Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
Apr 30–Sep 9, 2023
2 other works identified
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Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
Apr 30–Sep 9, 2023
4 other works identified
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Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
Apr 30–Sep 9, 2023
3 other works identified
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Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond (en español)
Apr 30–Sep 9, 2023
4 other works identified
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2017, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired as promised gift from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
New York, New Museum of Contemporary Art, "Cildo Meireles", November 18, 1999 - March 5, 2000 and tour:
São Paulo, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, July 13 - August 20, 2000
Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, October 5 - December 2, 2000
Prague, Národní galerie Praha, Veletržní Palác, “Beyond Preconceptions: The Sixties Experiment”, November 2, 2000 - January 14, 2001 and tour:
Buenos Aires, Centro Recoleta, April 2001
São Paulo, Museum of Brazilian Art, August 2001
Rio de Janeiro, Paco Imperial, September 2001
Berkeley, Berkeley Art Museum, October 31, 2001 - January 13, 2002
São Paulo, Museo de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, “Paralelos: Arte brasileira da segunda metade do século xx em contexto. Collección Cisneros”, March 21 - June 16, 2002 and tour:
Rio de Janeiro, Museo de Arte Moderna de Rio de Janeiro, July 11 - September 22, 2002
Buenos Aires, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, "Geo-metrías Abstracción geométrica latinoamericana en la Colección Cisneros", March 14 - May 19, 2003
Lima, Museo de Arte de Lima, "Diálogos. Arte Latinoamericano desde la Colección Cisneros", July 22 - September 26, 2004 and tour:
Santiago, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, November 25 - February 28, 2005
Bogotá, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, May 5 - June 29, 2005
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, - November 1, 2018
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