Join curator Mary Schneider Enriquez for a close look at the pioneering work of artist Gego and her place within the burgeoning Venezuelan art scene in the mid-20th century. Focusing on a new acquisition from the artist’s Drawings without Paper series, this talk will explore Gego’s practice of marrying a language of structure with an evocative sense of experimentation, in sculptures that combine materials typically pieced together by hand. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Gego (Gertrude Goldschmidt), Venezuelan, "Drawing without Paper 85/1" (Dibujo sin Papel 85/1), 1985. Wire, string, wood and aluminum tubes. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John Cowles, by exchange; Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund; purchase through the generosity of Charlotte Wagner, and Estrellita Brodsky, 2020.3. © Fundación Gego. https://hvrd.art/o/367314 SPEAKERS: + Mary Schneider Enriquez, Houghton Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art This talk is part of a series inspired by ReFrame, a museum-wide initiative to reimagine the function, role, and future of the university art museum. These talks examine difficult histories, foreground untold stories, and experiment with new approaches to the collections of the Harvard Art Museums, reflecting the concerns of our world today. --- All images and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer: Any use of copyrighted content on this channel constitutes “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S. Code § 107 as it is utilized for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Video Thumbnail Image: Gego in her studio, 1984, Photo: Isidro, Núñezm. © Fundación Gego, Courtesy Dominique Lévy Gallery, New York / London. Video: Recorded December 14, 2021. © President and Fellows of Harvard College. This video is restricted for internal, research and archival use only. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu.