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Panagiotis Vassilakis Takis AUCTION RECORDS
1925 Athens, Greece - 2019. Known for: Kinetic sculpture, mixed media.
"Takis, Sculptor Who Made Art From Moving Parts, Dies at 93," Online obituary of The New York Times by Roberta Smith, September 1, 2019. His Kinetic works could resemble science projects or... Read full biography
"Takis, Sculptor Who Made Art From Moving Parts, Dies at 93," Online obituary of The New York Times by Roberta Smith, September 1, 2019. His Kinetic works could resemble science projects or unfinished constructions. When they were activated, their movements could startle, educate and entertain. On... Read full biography
"Takis, Sculptor Who Made Art From Moving Parts, Dies at 93," Online obituary of The New York Times by Roberta Smith, September 1, 2019. His Kinetic works could resemble science projects or unfinished constructions. When they were activated, their movements could startle, educate and entertain. On Jan. 3, 1969, the Kinetic artist known as Takis marched into the Museum of Modern Art. He entered an exhibition called “The Machine at the End of the Mechanical Age” and, with the help of several... Read full biography
"Takis, Sculptor Who Made Art From Moving Parts, Dies at 93," Online obituary of The New York Times by Roberta Smith, September 1, 2019. His Kinetic works could resemble science projects or unfinished constructions. When they were activated, their movements could startle, educate and entertain. On Jan. 3, 1969, the Kinetic artist known as Takis marched into the Museum of Modern Art. He entered an exhibition called “The Machine at the End of the Mechanical Age” and, with the help of several friends, removed his “Tele-Sculpture,” a compact work from 1960 involving two painted spheres attached to wires revolving around an electromagnet and a small motor. Takis said he had not been asked about including the sculpture, which had been in the... Read full biography
"Takis, Sculptor Who Made Art From Moving Parts, Dies at 93," Online obituary of The New York Times by Roberta Smith, September 1, 2019. His Kinetic works could resemble science projects or unfinished constructions. When they were activated, their movements could startle, educate and entertain. On Jan. 3, 1969, the Kinetic artist known as Takis marched into the Museum of Modern Art. He entered an exhibition called “The Machine at the End of the Mechanical Age” and, with the help of several friends, removed his “Tele-Sculpture,” a compact work from 1960 involving two painted spheres attached to wires revolving around an electromagnet and a small motor. Takis said he had not been asked about including the sculpture, which had been in the Modern’s permanent collection since 1962, in the show. He also said he took the action to “stimulate a more meaningful dialogue bet... Read full biography
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