Tangled Alphabets (Portuguese)

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Mira Schendel. Untitled from the series Sarrafos (Splints). 1987

Synthetic polymer paint on wood 735∕8 x 707∕8 x 57∕8" (187 x 180 x 15 cm) Collection Dulce & João Carlos de Figueiredo Ferraz Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide

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León Ferrari. Unión libre (Free union). 2004

Braille (surface embossing) of the poem "Unión libre" by André Breton, in Spanish trans. by Aldo Pellegrini, on a printed reproduction of a photograph by Augusto C. Ferrari, c. 1924 115∕8 x 81∕4" (29.5 x 21 cm) Fundación Augusto y León Ferrari. Archivo y Colección, Buenos Aires

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León Ferrari. Juicio final (Last Judgment). 1994

Printed paper (reproduction of Michelangelo's Last Judgment) with bird excrement 591∕16 x 471∕4 x 43∕4" (150 x 120 x 12 cm) Fundación Augusto y León Ferrari. Archivo y Colección, Buenos Aires Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide

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Mira Schendel. Untitled from the series Objetos gráficos (Graphic objects). 1972

Transfer type on thin Japanese paper between frosted acrylic sheets 373∕8 x 373∕8 x 3∕8" (95 x 95 x 1 cm) Collection Clara Sancovsky Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide

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Mira Schendel. Untitled from the series Droguinhas (Little nothings). c. 1966

Japanese paper Dimensions variable; 26" (66 cm) fully extended Collection Diane and Bruce Halle Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide

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León Ferrari. Torre de Babel (Tower of Babel). 1964

Stainless steel, bronze and copper 783∕4 x 311∕2" (200 x 80 cm) Tate: Lent by the American Fund for the Tate Gallery, 2008 Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide

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León Ferrari. Cuadro escrito (Written painting). December 17, 1964

Ink on paper 26 x 187∕8" (66 x 48 cm) Collection Eduardo F. Costantini, Buenos Aires Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide

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Mira Schendel. Untitled. 1954

Tempera on gessoed panel with painted wood blocks 201∕8 x 26" (51.1 x 66 cm) The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase with funds provided by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide

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Introduction to the Exhibition Tangled Alphabets

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