Artist Monograph

David Lamelas, Argentine

Argentine, born 1946

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	4	44.4%
Film	4	44.4%
Other Media	1	11.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Media and Performance	8	88.9%
Photography	1	11.1%

Classification Types

Installation — 6
Photograph — 1
Performance — 1
Ephemera — 1

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2011	1
2012	7
2017	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 414" — 1

Argentine Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 9 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Analysis of the Elements by which the Massive Consumption of Information Takes Place Installation Acc. 575.2012.a-i	1968	16mm film transferred to video (color, silent; 29 min.), three tape recorders, three audio tapes, display case with two magazines and two newspapers	Dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Robert Speyer, the Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Jill Kraus, Beatriz and Andres von Buch, Estrellita Brodsky, Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, Mauro Herlitzka, Marie-Josée Kravis, Raul Naón, Carlos Padula, Gonzalo Parodi, and Ernesto Poma
Office of Information about the Vietnam War at Three Levels: The Visual Image, Text and Audio Installation Acc. 576.2012	1968	Office furniture, telex machine, tape recorder, microphone, telephone receivers, text, Plexiglas partition, and performance	Dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of the artist and Jan Mot, Brussels
A Study of the Relationships Between inner and Outer Space Installation Acc. 577.2012.1-2	1969	16mm film (black and white, sound; 24 min.), projection screen, eleven vintage gelatin silver prints, and two typewritten pages	Dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Robert Speyer, the Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Jill Kraus, Beatriz and Andres von Buch, Estrellita Brodsky, Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, Mauro Herlitzka, Marie-Josée Kravis, Raul Naón, Carlos Padula, Gonzalo Parodi, and Ernesto Poma
A Study of the Relationships Between inner and Outer Space Ephemera Acc. 577.2012.1	1969	Eleven vintage gelatin silver prints and two typewritten pages	Each (photograph unframed): 11 13/16 x 14 15/16" (30 x 38 cm) Frame (each photograph): 14 3/16 x 17 11/16" (36 x 45 cm) Each (typescript page): 8 5/8 x 6 7/8" (21.9 x 17.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Robert Speyer, the Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Jill Kraus, Beatriz and Andres von Buch, Estrellita Brodsky, Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, Mauro Herlitzka, Marie-Josée Kravis, Raul Naón, Carlos Padula, Gonzalo Parodi, and Ernesto Poma
A Study of the Relationships Between Inner and Outer Space Installation Acc. 577.2012.2	1969	16mm film (black and white, sound)	24 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Robert Speyer, the Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Jill Kraus, Beatriz and Andres von Buch, Estrellita Brodsky, Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, Mauro Herlitzka, Marie-Josée Kravis, Raul Naón, Carlos Padula, Gonzalo Parodi, and Ernesto Poma
Antwerp-Brussels (People and Time) Photograph Acc. 732.2011.a-j	1969	Gelatin silver prints	Each 11 11/16 × 9 5/16" (29.7 × 23.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
Time As Activity – Düsseldorf Installation Acc. 578.2012	1969	16mm film (black and white, silent)	13 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Robert Speyer, the Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Jill Kraus, Beatriz and Andres von Buch, Estrellita Brodsky, Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, Mauro Herlitzka, Marie-Josée Kravis, Raul Naón, Carlos Padula, Gonzalo Parodi, and Ernesto Poma
Film 18 Paris IV. 70 Installation Acc. 579.2012	1970	16mm film (black and white, sound)	9:16 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Acquired through the generosity of Robert Speyer, the Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Jill Kraus, Beatriz and Andres von Buch, Estrellita Brodsky, Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, Mauro Herlitzka, Marie-Josée Kravis, Raul Naón, Carlos Padula, Gonzalo Parodi, and Ernesto Poma
Time Performance Acc. 674.2017	1970	Performance and gelatin silver print	Duration variable. Image: 9 1/16 × 22 5/16" (23 × 56.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Kathy Halbreich