Penetrable BBL Bleu

© Jesús Rafael Soto / ADAGP, 2020, photo: David Bordes
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LACMA Acquires a Blue "Penetrable" by Kinetic Artist Jesús Rafael Soto

May 26, 2022
When I arranged for the long-term loan of a beautiful yellow Penetrable by the artist Jesús Rafael Soto (1923–2005), on view at LACMA from 2011 to 2017, I had no idea it would become one of the most popular works installed on campus. Since then, we made it a mission to bring back a work from the series permanently.

Penetrable BBL Bleu

Venezuela, 1999-2007
Installation Art
Painted steel and suspended polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubes
Three size configurations: (1) 143 11/16 × 177 1/8 × 236 3/16 in. (365 × 450 × 600 cm) (2) 143 11/16 × 177 1/8 × 393 11/16 in. (365 × 450 × 1000 cm) (3) 143 11/16 × 177 1/8 × 551 1/8 in. (365 x 450 x 1400 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Ronald A. Belkin, Alice and Nahum Lainer, Willow Bay and Bob Iger, Colleen and Brad Bell, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, Mary Solomon, Hana and Kelvin Davis, C. E. Horton, Ann Colgin and Joe Wender, Belldegrun Family Foundation, Inc., the Louis L. Borick Foundation, Andy and Carlo Brandon-Gordon, Mary and Daniel James, Janet Dreisen Rappaport, Nadine and Fredric D. Rosen, Florence and Harry Sloan, Susan and Eric Smidt, Estrellita and Daniel Brodsky, Wendy Stark Morrissey, and Surpik and Paolo Angelini through the 2020 Collectors Committee. (M.2020.162)
Latin American Art
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes