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Chryssa

Chryssa

1933
WA-00013061
Sculpture
Representation
None documented
7
Institutional Exhibitions
77
Works in Collection
156
Assets Indexed
6
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
2026
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Reinstallation of the Contemporary Galleries
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985
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The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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Americans 1963
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1963
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960–1961

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source
  • NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%✓
  • Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 92%✓
  • LocationWikidata· 80%

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About

Why this artist matters now

Chryssa is a Greek American sculptor who pioneered light-based installation art using neon, steel, aluminum, and acrylic glass. Working from New York studios beginning in the mid-1950s, she developed a signature approach to luminist sculpture that treated industrial materials as vehicles for color and illumination. Her formal vocabulary emerged from an engagement with urban signage and architectural light, which she recomposed into monumental abstract forms. Since 1992 she has maintained a studio in Athens.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Artworks (77)

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Artwork sources (3)

77 published of 151 catalogued · 144 with image
  • MoMA
    74 publishedof 148 catalogued142 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
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  • The Met
    1 published
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Images

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2021 08 30 Chryssa Flug der Voegel Nebelhalle Terminal B Flughafen Berlin Tegel
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2021 08 30 Flug der Voegel Nebelhalle Terminal B Flughafen Berlin Tegel
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Dog chryssa obit blog427
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Chryssa (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia

Relationships

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Peers & Context5
Jim Dineco-exhibitedRoy Lichtensteinco-exhibitedAndy Warholco-exhibitedMaurizio Cattelanco-exhibitedYayoi Kusamaco-exhibited
Collections4
Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtArt Institute of ChicagoMuseum of Modern Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Exhibitions and timeline

ExhibitionGuggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now
2026
Group ExhibitionContemporary Works from the Collection
New York · 1985
Group ExhibitionReinstallation of the Contemporary Galleries
New York · 1985
Group ExhibitionThe 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
New York · 1967
Group ExhibitionContemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers
New York · 1964
Group ExhibitionAmericans 1963
New York · 1963