Tunga - Latin America New York Tuesday, November 22, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Paulo Darzé Galeria de Arte Ltda., Salvador

  • Artist Biography

    Tunga

    Brazilian • 1952 - 2016

    Tunga was born in Palmares, Brazil and trained as an architect. He chose to pursue a visual arts career, through which he is best known for his subversive sculpture, installations and performances. At only 22, Tunga held his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, drawing the attention of the art world with the title Museu da Masturbação Infantil (Museum of Childhood Masturbation).

    Like this first exhibition, Tunga's works are psychologically charged and influenced by Surrealism and Constructivism. His art is highly conceptual and conveys spatial concerns, often dealing with bodily organs and functions, desires and rituals that he depicted in enigmatic environments, employing non-traditional mediums such as teeth, hair, nets and skulls.

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Property of the Brazil Golden Art Collection

47

Untitled

glass, steel magnets, nail and rubber
27 3/8 x 31 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (69.5 x 79.1 x 26.7 cm)
Executed in 2008, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Paulo Darzé Galeria de Arte Ltda.

Estimate
$60,000 - 80,000 

Sold for $68,750

Contact Specialist
Kaeli Deane
Head of Sale, Latin American Art
New York
+1 212 940 1352

Latin America

New York Auction 22 November 2016