Conversation with the Wind

Conversation with the Wind (Colloquio col Vento), or simply Conversation with the Wind, is a 1962 kinetic steel sculpture by Italian artist Pietro Consagra,[1] installed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's (MFAH) Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden in the U.S. state of Texas. The sculpture measures 104 × 107 × 94 5/8 in. (264.2 × 271.8 × 240.4 cm). It was exhibited in Spoleto, Italy in 1962, and purchased by MFAH in 1963.[2]

Conversation with the Wind
(Colloquio col Vento)
ArtistPietro Consagra
Year1962 (1962)
TypeSculpture
MediumSteel
Dimensions260 cm × 270 cm (104 in × 107 in × 94 5/8 in)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas, United States

According to his daughter, Consagra proposed painting the badly rusted sculpture for restorative purposes.[3]

See also

References

  1. Howze, William (Fall 1990). "Why a Mouse?: Public art in Houston" (PDF). Cite. p. 18. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. "Pietro Consagra: Conversation with the Wind (Colloquio col Vento)". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. Russell, Stefene (August 19, 2013). "Small Is Beautiful". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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