Conversation with the Wind
Sculpture in Houston, Texas, U.S.
29°43′36.8″N 95°23′25.9″W / 29.726889°N 95.390528°W / 29.726889; -95.390528 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]
According to his daughter, Consagra proposed painting the badly rusted sculpture for restorative purposes.[3]
See also
Texas portal
Visual arts portal
- 1962 in art
- List of public art in Houston
References
- ^ Howze, William (Fall 1990). "Why a Mouse?: Public art in Houston" (PDF). Cite. p. 18. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pietro Consagra: Conversation with the Wind (Colloquio col Vento)". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Russell, Stefene (August 19, 2013). "Small Is Beautiful". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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