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Artists›Rafael Ferrer

Rafael Ferrer

1933

WA-00027070

DrawingKinetic Art

Representation

None documented

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80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ7282133 ULAN500070290

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Maps

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Projects: Rafael Ferrer

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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Information

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1861
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/rafael-ferrer
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Rafael Ferrer is an American sculptor and installation artist known for immersive environments that combine natural materials, found objects, and theatrical spatial arrangements. Working primarily in the postwar period, his practice encompasses ephemeral installations, kinetic sculpture, and large-scale environmental works that emphasize process and site-specificity over finished form. Ferrer's approach to material and space has positioned him as a significant figure in the development of installation art and expanded sculpture practices in the United States.

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

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Movement

Kinetic Art

Medium

Drawing

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (12)

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Abstract

1998 · Oil on canvas

56 × 42 1/8 in. (142.2 × 107 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Untitled from The Atelier Project

1986

Museum of Modern Art

Plenilumio

1980 · Etching with aquatint in pink and green on cream wove paper

Plate: 27.5 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.); sheet: 36 × 43 cm (14 3/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Brisas del Caribe

1980 · Etching in dark blue on ivory wove paper

Plate: 27.5 × 35.4 cm (10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in.); sheet: 38.3 × 46.3 cm (15 1/8 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Traitor Series, Number 2

1979 · Oil pastel on paper

29 15/16 × 23 1/16 in. (76 × 58.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled

1978 · Colored paper pulp

62.5 × 50 cm (24 5/8 × 19 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1978 · Colored paper pulp

53.4 × 32 cm (21 1/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1978 · Colored paper pulp

63 × 49.5 cm (24 13/16 × 19 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mask

1977 · Colored crayons on brown paper bag

116.4 × 58.5 cm (45 7/8 × 23 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Resume

1973 · Crayon on brown Kraft paper

45 7/8 × 23 1/8 in. (116.5 × 58.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Deflected Fountain 1970, For Marcel Duchamp

1970 · Gelatin silver prints

overall 23 × 54 1/2" (58.3 × 138.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

50 Cakes of Ice

1970 · Gelatin silver prints

9 7/8 × 41" (24.9 × 104.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

12 published of 15 catalogued · 10 with image

Art Institute Chicago
6 published6 img
MoMA
3 publishedof 6 catalogued4 img
The Met
3 published

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Images

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Movements1

Kinetic Art

Collections3

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture

New York · 1984

Group Exhibition Maps

New York · 1977

Solo Exhibition Projects: Rafael Ferrer

New York · 1974

Group Exhibition Information

New York · 1970