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Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic
Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic is the first large-scale U.S. exhibition dedicated to the pioneering Argentinean artist. Returning to the MFAH after traveling to MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires) and the P茅rez Art Museum in Miami, Intergalactic features works spanning four decades. Kinetic sculptures, neon installations, and groundbreaking acrylic constructions transform light, water, and air into artistic mediums.
Kosice (1924鈥�2016) introduced radical ideas that challenged the boundaries of art and science. A co-founder of the avant-garde groups Arturo and Mad铆 in mid-20th century Buenos Aires, he was the first artist to incorporate water into sculpture and among the earliest to experiment with plastic, neon tubes, and movement. Deeply influenced by architecture and environmental science, his works explored utopian visions of the future, imagining worlds beyond Earth shaped by equity and innovation.
The centerpiece of the exhibition is The Hydrospatial City, Kosice鈥檚 most ambitious project and a landmark of visionary design. Conceived between 1946 and 1972, and acquired by the MFAH in 2009, this immersive installation proposes a floating city suspended in the atmosphere, built from transparent modular pods and powered by water vapor. Equal parts science fiction and social vision, the work offers a window into Kosice鈥檚 ideas about community, the environment, and art.
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Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic is the first large-scale U.S. exhibition dedicated to the pioneering Argentinean artist. Returning to the MFAH after traveling to MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires) and the P茅rez Art Museum in Miami, Intergalactic features works spanning four decades. Kinetic sculptures, neon installations, and groundbreaking acrylic constructions transform light, water, and air into artistic mediums.
Kosice (1924鈥�2016) introduced radical ideas that challenged the boundaries of art and science. A co-founder of the avant-garde groups Arturo and Mad铆 in mid-20th century Buenos Aires, he was the first artist to incorporate water into sculpture and among the earliest to experiment with plastic, neon tubes, and movement. Deeply influenced by architecture and environmental science, his works explored utopian visions of the future, imagining worlds beyond Earth shaped by equity and innovation.
The centerpiece of the exhibition is The Hydrospatial City, Kosice鈥檚 most ambitious project and a landmark of visionary design. Conceived between 1946 and 1972, and acquired by the MFAH in 2009, this immersive installation proposes a floating city suspended in the atmosphere, built from transparent modular pods and powered by water vapor. Equal parts science fiction and social vision, the work offers a window into Kosice鈥檚 ideas about community, the environment, and art.
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Gyula Kosice: Intergalactic, a large-scale tribute to the works of the Argentine experimental sculptor, painter, poet and theorist, will open at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on October 26.
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