Marta Chilindron
b. 1951, La Plata, Argentina – lives in New York City since 1969
From her early veristic paintings to her contemporary sculptural installations, Marta Chilindron creates art that explores perspectival, temporal, and spatial relationships. In the 1990s, Chilindron began experimenting with furniture forms, altering their shapes to reflect her point of view in relation to physical space. In 1998, the artist began making collapsible, geometric sculptures in transparent colored acrylics, using hinges to allow movement. These pieces invite the viewer to participate, manipulate, and alter their shapes.
In 2010, Chilindron was invited to create a public installation as part of the Fokus Lodz Biennale in Poland, and her sculptures were featured as a special project at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) in Long Beach, California in 2013. The artist had a retrospective exhibition at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts in 2014, and at Point of Contact Gallery at Syracuse University in 2018. She was also invited by El Museo del Barrio to be part of their "Diálogos" section at New York’s 2019 Frieze Art Fair. Chilindron has recently completed a large-scale sculpture titled Houston Mobius commissioned by the University of Houston for the inauguration of their Temporary Public Art Program. In Summer of 2023, her large-scale Orange Cube will be installed at the Audubon Terrace in New York City.
Chilindron's artworks are included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX; the Phoenix Art Museum, AZ; El Museo del Barrio, NYC; the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO), Miami, FL; the State University of New York (SUNY), Old Westbury, NY; the Fonds d’art contemporain de la Ville de Genève (FMAC), Switzerland; the IBEU Cultural Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as numerous renowned private collections.
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Constructions
Gallery exhibition catalogue with essay by Eleanor Heartney; Review excerpts; extensive illustrated chronology, bibliography, 65 color plates, 129 pages.
$ 20.00 + postage
Sculptures
This catalogue neatly illustrates the movement inherent in Chilindron’s 4-dimensional sculptures both table and floor-sized.
Exhibition catalogue, dot galerie, Geneva Published by dot editions, Geneva, Switzerland; Essay by Robert C. Morgan; Chronology, 10 color plates, documentary photographs and drawings
$ 10.00 + postage
Marie Rodriguez, "Rules of the Mobius," Rice Design Alliance, Oct. 16, 2019
Public Sculpture "Mobius Houston" Coming to UH by Glasstire, September 26, 2019
Marta Chilindron at Frieze 2019 - Booth DLG09
Marta Chilindron at Alejandra Von Hartz, ArtNexus, Issue n.100, March-May 2016
Graciela Kartofel Review-Courtesy of ArtNexus magazine, Number 96, March 2015
Sarah Zabrodski Review - Courtesy of Hypoallergic 2014
Elizabeth Thomas Review - Courtesy of Grunion Gazette, Volume 36, Number 10, March 7, 2013
Robert C. Morgan Review - Courtesy of World Sculpture News, Volume 18, Number 1, 2012
Tatiana Flores Review - Courtesy of Art Nexus Magazine, Number 84, Volume 11, 2012
Berta Sichel Review - Courtesy of Arte al Dia International Magazine. Issue 139 May-July 2012
Tatiana Flores Review - Courtesy of Art Nexus Magazine, Number 54, Volume 3, 2004
Karen S. Chambers Review - Courtesy of The Review (15 April, 1997)
Mónica Amor Review - Courtesy of Art Nexus (25 July - September, 1997)
Richard Vine Review - Courtesy of Contemporánea 1999
Ana Tiscornia Review - Courtesy of Atlantica Revista de las Artes, Las Palmas, 1996
Marta Chilindron's Immersive Sculpture Unveiled Outside Of Uptown Museum
August 1, 2023: Marta Chilindron's Orange Cube 48 was installed on the Hispanic Society Museum and Library's lower-terrace on Broadway between 155th and 156th Streets.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, October 22nd @ 4 pm.
You’re invited to view CIRCUMNAVIGATE, a dance performance created by Max Derderian inspired by Orange Cube 48.
Tuesday, October 31st @ 11 am.
Please also join Marta Chilindron for CLOSING THE CUBE, a documented performance of the folding of the 200+ feet of Orange Cube 48 into its 4 x 4 x 4-foot original state, followed by a breakfast of coffee & doughnuts.
Marta Chilindron receives a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award
We are pleased to announce that the Pollock-Krasner Foundation has awarded Marta Chilindron a grant fostering time for studio work, preparing for exhibitions, and creating new work.
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Marta Chilindron’s Houston Mobius now on view at the University of Houston
We are pleased to announce the innauguration of Marta Chilindron’s Houston Mobius at Wilhelmina Grove at the University of Houston, as the first artwork presented by The Public Art of the UH System for their Temporary Public Art Program.
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Mobius in the Making: An afternoon with Marta Chilindron
We are pleased to annouce to following event:
Mobius in the Making: An afternoon with Marta Chilindron
Join us to celebrate Marta Chilindrón’s Houston Mobius, which will be the inaugural installation of the Public Art of the University of Houston System’s (PAUHS) new Temporary Public Art Program.
Sunday April 7, 2019
Lunch Reception: 12:00PM
Panel Discussion: 12:45–2:00PM
Location: University of Houston, Atrium of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design
In conjunction with the concurrent Latino Art Now! Conference, the panel will feature Marta Chilindrón in conversation with María C. Gaztambide, Director and Chief Curator of PAUHS, and architect Joe Meppelink of MetaLab, who oversees the fabrication of Houston Mobius. The event will provide a behindthe-scenes view of the making of this major project. Chilindrón’s sculpture prototypes will be available for viewing and engagement during the reception.
Free and open to the public but seating is limited. Please RSVP by April 3.
For any questions, please email pauhs@uh.edu.
Marta Chilindron's "Blue Cube 48" now part of The Phoenix Art Museum Collection
The Phoenix Art Museum announced that it has received a significant gift of contemporary Latin American artworks from arts patron Nicholas Pardon, cofounder of the SPACE Collection, which has the largest holdings of post-1990s abstract art from Latin America in the United States. The gift includes Marta Chilindron's Blue Cube 48 (2006).
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Marta Chilindron's Upcoming Exhibition
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's Upcoming Exhibition:
Marta Chilindron : GEO, Point of Contact Gallery, Syracuse University, New York
Opening Reception: November 8, 2018 at 6 pm
On view: November 8, 2018 - January 25, 2019
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Exhibition at MACBA featuring works by Gallery Artists
Latinoamérica: volver al futuro, curated by Federico Baeza at MACBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Featuring works by: Marta Chilindron, Mariano Dal Verme, María Freire, Rogelio Polesello, and Julián Terán.
On view: April 6, 2018-March 3, 2019
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Marta Chilindron at DeCordova Museum Event
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's Gallery Talk and Demonstration at De Cordova Museum, where Chilindron will discuss the ideas that inspire her work and demonstrate its ability to expand and contract within the gallery space.
On January 27, 2018, 1-3 pm
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MARTA CHILINDRON'S NEW EXHIBITION
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's new exhibition:
Screens: Virtual Material, DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Lincoln, MA
On View Oct 06, 2017 - Mar 18, 2018
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Marta Chilindron at The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's upcoming group exhibition:
Uptown, The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University, New York, June 2 through August 20, 2017
Opening reception: June 1, 2017, 6-8 PM
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Marta Chilindron's 9 Trapezoids at Arts Brookfield, Houston
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's upcoming exhibition:
Geometry and Movement: The Language of Color in Motion, Works by Marta Chilindron & Graciela Hasper, Curated by Sally Reynolds, Arts Brookfield, Houston, Texas
Exhibition Dates: February 25 through April 26, 2017 (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-6:00 PM)
Opening Reception: February 1, 2017, 5-6 pm
Location: Total Plaza, 1201 Louisiana Street, 1st floor, Houston, Texas
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Marta Chilindron's upcoming solo exhibition
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's upcoming exhibition:
Temporal Systems, Alejandra Von Hartz Gallery, Miami, Florida
Exhibition dates: November 19, 2015 to February 5, 2016.
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 19th, 2015, 6-10 pm.
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Marta Chilindron Exhibition Event at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts
Latin American Forum featuring The Great Hall Exhibitions Artist Marta Chilindron
A Conversation with Marta Chilindron and Edward J. Sullivan, Tuesday, November 18, 2014, 6:00 PM
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Marta Chilindron Exhibition at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's upcoming exhibition:
EXPAND//FOLD//COLLAPSE Sculptures by Marta Chilindron, The Great Hall Exhibitions at the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU
Opening reception with the artist, Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 6pm
Open to the public Sundays during November 2014 from 1 to 4pm
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For the exhibition trailer please click here.
For a video of Marta Chilindron manipulating "Cube 48 Orange" please click here.
Marta Chilindron Upcoming Exhibition
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's upcoming exhibition:
Marta Chilindron and Graciela Hasper: Dialogues, Sicardi Gallery, July 10-August 30, 2014
Opening Reception: July 10, 6-8 PM
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Cube 48 Orange at Art Basel Hong Kong
We are pleased to announce a special presentation of Cube 48 Orange by Marta Chilindron in the Encounters sector at Art Basel Hong Kong, May 14-18, 2014, Hall 1 (Encounter # 6)
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Marta Chilindron Exhibition @ MoLAA
We are pleased to announce Marta Chilindron's solo exhibition in the Project Room at MoLAA (Museum of Latin American Art) in Long Beach, CA from February 28 through July 7, 2013.
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Exhibition review by Elizabeth Thomas for Grunion Gazette (Vol. 36 No. 10, March 7, 2010)
For the interview between Associate Curator Selene Preciado and Marta Chilindron, please click here
Marta Chilindron's Nine Triangles Featured in MOLAA Auction
We are pleased to announce that Marta Chilindron's sculpture Nine Triangles is featured in the charity auction of MOLAA, the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, on Saturday, May 12, 2012.
For more information about the event, please visit http://www.molaa.com/gala2012.aspx
Marta Chilindron Exhibition Reviews
We are pleased to share three reviews that Marta Chilindron's Exhibition - Constructions, has received:
Robert C. Morgan in World Sculpture News (Volume 18, Number 1, Winter 2012)
Tatiana Flores in Art Nexus (Number 84, Volume 11, 2012)
Berta Sichel in Arte Al Día
Marta Chilindron's Exhibition Featured in Art in America's Guide to Shows
We are happy to share that Marta Chilindron's exhibition at Cecilia de Torres Gallery is featured in Art in America's The Lookout: "A Weekly Guide to Shows You Won't Want to Miss."
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Kinetic Masters & Their Legacy
2019-2020 Autumn-Spring
Geometry at Play. Sculpture by Marta Chilindron
2019 Spring-Summer
Abstracting Gender, Seven Latin American Women Artists
2018 Winter-Spring
Expanding the Line: Drawing, Video, and Sculpture
2017-2018 Autumn-Winter
Contemporary Abstraction: Recent Works by Gallery Artists
2013 Autumn
Marta Chilindron - Constructions
2011 Autumn
Line - Plane - Volume / Sculpture: 1944-2006
2006 Winter
Works ON & OF Paper - Modern and Contemporary
2005 Autumn
Marta Chilindron - Recent Works
2004 Spring
Four Artists: Constructivist Roots
1998 Summer