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José Leonilson
Untitled (Distance Needs) (Sin título [Requirimientos de la distancia])1990

Not on view
Ink and watercolor drawing, tilted blue square with six labeled knife-like tools radiating from a central blade form, words including 'friends,' 'money,' 'joy,' 'wishes,' 'needs,' 'distance,' and 'loves'

José Leonilson, Untitled (Distance Needs) (Sin título [Requirimientos de la distancia]), 1990, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Gary and Tracy Mezzatesta, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
José Leonilson
Title
Untitled (Distance Needs) (Sin título [Requirimientos de la distancia])
Place Made
Brazil
Date Made
1990
Medium
Ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sight: 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (20.6 x 13.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Gary and Tracy Mezzatesta
Accession Number
M.2001.199.2
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pedrosa, Adriano, editor. Leonilson: Now and Opportunites. São Paulo: MASP, 2024.
Copyright
© José Leonilson Estate