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Spine on its Side, 1970

Object, 214.2 x 457.2 x 116.84 cm

In 1970, Castoro developed a series of freestanding panels that occupied the space as sculptural forms. Their surfaces were created from plaster applied with a broom, which was then covered with graphite shading, so that the works combined painting, sculpture and drawing.

In stating that ‘my panels are my containers’, Castoro clearly indicates the importance of the body in her practice. Indeed, the artist took numerous photographs that she pasted in her journals and which show her adopting dance poses within her works or interacting with ropes suspended in front of them.


Technical details

Original title:
Spine on its Side
Registration number:
5734
Artist:
Castoro, Rosemarie
Date created:
1970
Date acquired:
2018
Fonds:
MACBA Collection. MACBA Foundation
Object type:
Object
Media:
Gesso, modeling paste and graphite on masonite
Dimensions:
214.2 x 457.2 x 116.84 cm (height x width x depth)
Credits:
MACBA Collection. MACBA Foundation
Copyright:
© The Estate of Rosemarie Castoro
It has accessibility resources:
No

The MACBA Collection features Catalan, Spanish and international art and, although it includes works from the 1920s onwards, its primary focus is on the period between the 1960s and the present.

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