Marta Minujín

Marta Minujín was an Argentine sculptor, painter, printmaker, conceptual artist, performance artist and film director (born 1943). She was born at Buenos Aires.

Also recorded as Marta Minujin.

Marta Minujín in brief

Born
1943
Known for
sculptor, painter, printmaker, conceptual artist, performance artist and film director
Place of birth
Buenos Aires
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Marta Minujin. Her recorded language was Spanish.

Other recorded relations include Juan Minujín.

Recognition and collections

Marta Minujín received Guggenheim Fellowship, Konex Award, diamond Konex award and Velázquez Award for Plastic Arts. Work by Marta Minujín is held by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Tate, Museum of Modern Art and Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art.

Identity

What the record establishes about Marta Minujín.

Marta Minujín is recorded with the occupation performance artist. Marta Minujín is recorded with the occupation film director. Marta Minujín is recorded as a citizen of Argentina. Marta Minujín is recorded as sculptor, painter, printmaker, conceptual artist and performance artist. Marta Minujín is recorded with the citizenship of Argentina.

Works and catalogued output

What Marta Minujín produced.

Nicola L. : life and art / edited by Hannah Martin and Omar Sosa. is dated 2023 and held by Wellcome Collection. Untitled is dated 1960 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2025.229). La Menesunda is dated 1965 and held by Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 1 work under this heading.

Open Library catalogues 1 work under this heading.

Context

The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 1 object associated with this heading. Marta Minujín is also recorded as Marta Minujin. Marta Minujín is associated with pop art.

Reception

Marta Minujín is recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship, Konex Award and diamond Konex award. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this name.

Holdings and surviving copies

Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art records 1 object associated with this heading. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 1 object associated with this name. Wellcome Collection records 1 object associated with this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Marta Minujín may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Marta Minujín is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w63f7sr8, Getty Union List of Artist Names 500050198, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 123100712, Library of Congress n90686531, ISNI 0000000382398747, IdRef 164320768, VIAF 265700733 and Wikidata Q6774151.

In detail

the recorded working language is Spanish.

The authority associates the name with pop art.

Work by Marta Minujín is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Tate, Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art and National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Konex Award, diamond Konex award and Velázquez Award for Plastic Arts.

Chronology

  1. 1943Marta Minujín born at Buenos Aires.
  2. 1943Marta Minujín was born in 1943 at Buenos Aires.
  3. 1943Marta Minujín was born on 30 January 1943.
  4. 1960Untitled is dated 1960 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2025.229).
  5. 1960Untitled (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  6. 1965La Menesunda is dated 1965 and held by Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art.
  7. 1965La Menesunda (Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art).
  8. 2023Nicola L. : life and art / edited by Hannah Martin and Omar Sosa. is dated 2023 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  9. 2023Nicola L. : life and art / edited by Hannah Martin and Omar Sosa. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    4. Warum Noé und Minujín?, Image, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Huella, arte y olvido: Marta Minujín en la ciudad de Río Gallegos, Hermeneutic, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Minujín, Marta, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Marta Minujín (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    OS VEGETAIS NA ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA: O MILHO NAS PERFORMANCES DE MARTA MINUJÍN, Formas de Vida - Anais do 32º Encontro Nacional da ANPAP, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Species of Space: Marisol, Marta Minujín and Nicola L on Party-Going, Domestic Mayhem and Nomadism, Transnational Belonging and Female Agency in the Arts, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming Marta Minujín.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Marta Minujín (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Marta Minujín.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    “Marta Minujín”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6774151: Marta Minujín

    authority record · Unverified · Wikidata

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Elsewhere in Prints

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