Untitled
1967 · Colored inks on white wove paper covered by sheet of glass, with painted wooden hemispheres applied to the glass, in a wooden box
50 × 72 cm (19 11/16 × 28 3/8 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Mary Bauermeister
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Unique/Multiples: Sculpture/Photos
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1972–1973
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Popular Mechanics in Printmaking
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1970
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The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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Drawings: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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Drawings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966–1967
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Mary Bauermeister was an American artist whose kinetic installations, paintings, and sculptures engaged with light, movement, and optical phenomena through mirrors, glass, and motorized elements. Working from the 1950s onward, she created immersive spatial experiences that prioritized sensory engagement over purely visual composition. Her practice emerged from postwar avant-garde circles and developed a distinctive approach to abstraction rooted in the materiality of reflection and motion.
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Museum of Modern Art
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