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Leonor Antunes
a spiral staircase leads down to the garden, 2016

Artwork Info

Artwork title
a spiral staircase leads down to the garden
Artist name
Leonor Antunes
Date created
2016
Classification
installation
Medium
monofilament yarn
Dimensions
159 × 8 × 8 in. (403.86 × 20.32 × 20.32 cm)
Date acquired
2016
Credit
Collection SFMOMA
Accessions Committee Fund purchase
Copyright
© Leonor Antunes
Permanent URL
https://www.sfmoma.org/artwork/2016.76
Artwork status
Not on view at this time.

Portuguese artist Leonor Antunes discusses the inspiration behind her commissioned exhibition at SFMOMA, a group of sculptures called a spiral staircase leads down to the garden (2016). She reflects on how her research into preceding female artists, designers, and architects has influenced her work.

Related ideas:
Julia Margaret Cameron objects to a male-dictated rule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WihqL0NImqc
Will Rogan preserves the memory of artists: https://youtu.be/NiDTk-wSc3k

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