The Curatorial

Detail of the fine replica of ‘Moctezuma’s headdress’ (original in Vienna, replica in the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City)

Variant, 1947-1955. oil on masonite, 26" x 28-1/4" (66 cm x 71.8 cm).

Dimensions:Sheet: 432 x 432 mm (17 x 17 in.); Image: 279 x 279 mm (11 x 11 in.)

Credit Line:Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986

Josef Albers ‘Homage to the Square – Glow’ 1966

Credit Line:The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979

Josef Albers ‘Homage to the Square – Soft Spoken’ 1969

Credit Line:Gift of Edna S. Brodie, 1953

KANAYAMA Akira, Giant Balloon, 1957. Performance view: Gutai Art on the Stage, Sankei Kaikan, Osaka, May 29, 1957. © Itō Ryōji and the former members of the Gutai Art Association, courtesy Museum of Osaka University

Shiraga Kazuo demonstrating his signature painting style during the 2nd Gutai Art Exhibition, Ohara Kaikan, Tokyo, ca. October 11–17, 1956. The completed eight-meter-long painting was then installed in the exhibition hall. Photo: Ōtsuji Seiko Collection, Musashino Art University Museum & Library, Tokyo. © Ōtsuji Seiko, courtesy Musashino Art University Museum & Library, photo by Ōtsuji Kiyoji

KANAYAMA Akira, Work, 1957. Synthetic paint on vinyl, 180 × 278.5 cm. Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe. © Itō Ryōji, courtesy Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art

Kanayama Akira painting with an automatic toy car, 1957. © Itō Ryōji and the former members of the Gutai Art Association, courtesy Estate of Kanayama Akira

Première expérience des pinceaux vivants dans l'appartement de Robert Godet, rue le Regrattier, Paris, 5 juin 1958

Anthropométries de l’Époque bleue, galerie internationale d’art contemporain, Paris, 9 mars 1960

Anthropométries de l’Époque bleue, galerie internationale d’art contemporain, Paris, 9 mars 1960

 Photo by Bill Orcutt, courtesy of Private collection, New York

Body Print. 1975. David Hammons