Cildo Meireles Thread 1990-95
- Medium
- 48 bales of hay, 1 18-carat gold needle, 100 meters of gold thread
- Dimensions
- Dimensions variable, approximately 7' 1" x 6' 1 1/16" x 72" (215.9 x 185.5 x 182.9 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
- Object number
- 1175.2001.a-c
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Cildo Meireles has 14 works online.
- There are 1,662 sculptures online.
Installation views
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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MoMA at El Museo: Latin American and Caribbean Art from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Mar 4–Jul 25, 2004
3 other works identified
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Contemporary Art from the Collection
Jun 30, 2010–Sep 19, 2011
7 other works identified
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Contemporary Art from the Collection
Jun 30, 2010–Sep 19, 2011
5 other works identified
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Contemporary Art from the Collection
Jun 30, 2010–Sep 19, 2011
3 other works identified
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Contemporary Art from the Collection
Jun 30, 2010–Sep 19, 2011
3 other works identified
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Contemporary Art from the Collection
Jun 30, 2010–Sep 19, 2011
3 other works identified
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Contemporary Art from the Collection
Jun 30, 2010–Sep 19, 2011
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Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
Apr 30–Sep 9, 2023
1 other work 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
5 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
3 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
1 other work 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
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Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
Apr 30–Sep 9, 2023
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Chosen Memories: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift and Beyond
Apr 30–Sep 9, 2023
5 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
1 other work identified
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The artist
1997, Galerie Lelong, New York
1997, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York, and Caracas
2001, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired as gift from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
São Paulo, Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, "Tradição e Ruptura: Síntese de Arte e Cultura Brasileiras", November 19, 1984 - January 31, 1985
São Paulo, Paço das Arte,“O Clássico no Contemporáneo”, October 27 - November 17, 1991
Valencia, IVAM Centre del Carme, “Cildo Meireles”, February 2 - April 23, 1995 and tour:
Porto, Fundaçao Serra Alves, 1996
Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art, 1996 - 1997
Mexico City, Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo, “Así está la cosa: Arte Objeto e Instalaciones de América Latina”, June 2 - November 19, 1997 and tour:
Castilnovo, Fundación Cultural Hispano-Mexicana, November, 1997 - Feburary 9, 1998
Caracas, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura CONAC, “Bienal Barro de América Roberto Guevara”, May 21 - June 21, 1998 and tour:
Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo “Sofía Imber,” May 21, 1998
Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, May 24, 1998
Caracas, Museo Alejandro Otero, May 31, 1998
Caracas, Centro de Arte de Maracaibo Lía Bermúdez June 7, 1998
São Paulo, Museo Brasileño de Escultura, June 21, 1998
São Paulo, Paço das Artes, June 21, 1998 *Note: same date as above
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 de Rio de Janeiro, October 5 - December 2, 2000
São Paulo, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, "Paralelos. Arte brasileira da segunda metade do século XX em contexto", March 21 - June 16, 2002 and tour:
Rio de Janeiro, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, July 11 - September 22, 2002
New York, El Museo del Barrio, "MoMA at El Museo: Latin American and Caribbean Art from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art", March 4 - July 25, 2004
Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, "Cruce de Miradas Tradiciones Plásticas de América Latina en la colección CPPC", August 2 through October 22, 2006
MoMA Exh. #2123: "Contemporary Art from the Collection", 2nd Floor, Contemporary Galleries, June 30, 2010 - September 19, 2011
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, "La invención concreta. Collección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros", January 22 - September 16, 2013
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