ExhibitionMarch 31, 2025
Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic
The exhibition is the first time that a complete survey of Kosice’s works has been presented outside Argentina. Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic is comprised of 50 two-dimensional works and kinetic sculptures made of acrylic materials, air pumps, water, light components, and neon gas tubes.
Co-founder of Arturo (1944) and Madí (1946), two constructive art groups that were centered in the Río de la Plata between Uruguay and Argentina, Kosice was a prominent figure in the international avant-garde. His practice introduced original artistic ideas, such as interactive sculptures, which questioned the relationship between object and spectator, and experimented with a wide range of materials, many of which had never been used in art at the time. Like his contemporaries Julio Le Parc and Carlos Cruz-Diez, Kosice incorporated light and motion into his work—however, unlike them, also integrated water as an artistic medium.
The centerpiece of PAMM’s exhibition is Kosice’s most ambitious work, presented for the first time in Miami, and only for the second time in the US. The Hydrospatial City (1946–2004) is an experimental, processual work that has been fundamental to the artist’s explorations throughout his six decades of production. Challenging the idea of borders and private property, The Hydrospatial City has undertaken
many forms throughout its history.
Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic was conceived and organized by the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH). The exhibition is co-curated by María Amalia García, Chief Curator, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires and Mari Carmen Ramírez, Wortham Curator of Latin American Art and Director of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Pérez Art Museum Miami presentation was made possible with lead individual support from Patricia and William Kleh.
For more information visit: https://www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/gyula-kosice-intergalactic/
Co-founder of Arturo (1944) and Madí (1946), two constructive art groups that were centered in the Río de la Plata between Uruguay and Argentina, Kosice was a prominent figure in the international avant-garde. His practice introduced original artistic ideas, such as interactive sculptures, which questioned the relationship between object and spectator, and experimented with a wide range of materials, many of which had never been used in art at the time. Like his contemporaries Julio Le Parc and Carlos Cruz-Diez, Kosice incorporated light and motion into his work—however, unlike them, also integrated water as an artistic medium.
The centerpiece of PAMM’s exhibition is Kosice’s most ambitious work, presented for the first time in Miami, and only for the second time in the US. The Hydrospatial City (1946–2004) is an experimental, processual work that has been fundamental to the artist’s explorations throughout his six decades of production. Challenging the idea of borders and private property, The Hydrospatial City has undertaken
many forms throughout its history.
Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic was conceived and organized by the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH). The exhibition is co-curated by María Amalia García, Chief Curator, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires and Mari Carmen Ramírez, Wortham Curator of Latin American Art and Director of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The Pérez Art Museum Miami presentation was made possible with lead individual support from Patricia and William Kleh.
For more information visit: https://www.pamm.org/en/exhibition/gyula-kosice-intergalactic/
