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Lydia Okumura

BornNationalityBased In
1948BrazilianNew York City
Biography

Okumura had her first solo exhibition in 1968 and later was part of Equipe3 (1970-1979) along with artists Francisco Iñarra and Genilson Soares. She contributed in a fundamental way to the development of ephemeral site-specific installations and many of them are documented in MAC-USP, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Hall Art Foundation - Germany, MetropolitanNY, MoMA (New York) and Guggenheim (Abu Dhabi). First impressions of Lydia Okumura’s individual work can easily be misleading. For almost 50 years, the Brazilian-born, New York based artist has been investigating the interstice between two and three-dimensional space through precise, site-specific installations. Mostly using acrylic paint, cotton string, painted aluminum sheets, charcoal and pencil, Okumura constructs abstract geometric compositions that project from the walls into three-dimensional space. Although her practice can be framed within the minimalist tradition, op art is also at play. Through modest interventions, Okumura enhances our awareness of our bodily presence in the exhibition space. ...

Selected Artworks
Different Dimensions of Reality II
Lydia OkumuraDifferent Dimensions of Reality II, 1971150 x 200 x 150cm47500 USD
The Multiple Dimensionality of Reality
Lydia OkumuraThe Multiple Dimensionality of Reality, 1971170 x 200 x 20cm15000 USD
Untitled I, Installation at Pratt Institute Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1980; SP 2017
Lydia OkumuraUntitled I, Installation at Pratt Institute Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1980; SP 2017, 1980230 x 440cm30000 USD
The Appearence, NY 1976; SP 2017
Lydia OkumuraThe Appearence, NY 1976; SP 2017, 1976217 x 427 x 77cm9146 USD
Diagram of Dimension C, Tokyo 1979; SP 2017
Lydia OkumuraDiagram of Dimension C, Tokyo 1979; SP 2017, 1979260 x 290cm40000 USD
Passageway VI
Lydia OkumuraPassageway VI, 1986197 x 197cm50000 USD
Double
Lydia OkumuraDouble, 1984100 x 150cm18000 USD
Untitled
Lydia OkumuraUntitled, 198025000 USD
Tribeca
Lydia OkumuraTribeca, 1984270 x 390cm37500 USD
Untitled
Lydia OkumuraUntitled, 197135 x 48 x 65cm15000 USD
untitled GSP
Lydia Okumurauntitled GSP, 1984422 x 438cm40000 USD
the appearance
Lydia Okumurathe appearance, 1975150 x 150 x 150cm17000 USD
ps1
Lydia Okumuraps1, 1981200 x 313 x 141cm25000 USD
Installation II, Medellin Biennial, Colombia
Lydia OkumuraInstallation II, Medellin Biennial, Colombia, 1981180 x 260 x 146.5cm42500 USD
Untitled I, Medellin Biennial, Colombia, 1981; SP 2017
Lydia OkumuraUntitled I, Medellin Biennial, Colombia, 1981; SP 2017, 1981200 x 300 x 190cm47500 USD
Phenomena VII
Lydia OkumuraPhenomena VII, 198570.5 x 100 x 0.3cm22500 USD
Phenomenon V
Lydia OkumuraPhenomenon V, 198570.5 x 100 x 0.3cm22500 USD
Methamorphosys II
Lydia OkumuraMethamorphosys II, 198170 x 100 x 0.3cm22500 USD
Double
Lydia OkumuraDouble, 1984150 x 100cm17500 USD
Untitled
Lydia OkumuraUntitled, 1980155 x 233.7cm75000 USD
Untitled
Lydia OkumuraUntitled, 197675.8 x 55.8cm25724 USD
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Sao Paolo Biennial1983 - São Paulo
Sao Paolo Biennial1983 - São Paulo