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Artists›Giuseppe Spagnulo

Giuseppe Spagnulo

Italian, 1936

WA-00029537

Grottaglie, Italy

SculptureMinimalismGeometric AbstractionConstructivism

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None documented

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1528650 ULAN500112236

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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4 cross-verified · 0 single-source

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Source Registry (1)

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About

Why this artist matters now

Giuseppe Spagnulo is an Italian sculptor working primarily in stone and metal since the 1960s. His abstract forms engage with minimalist reduction and the physical properties of his materials, particularly the tactile and spatial relationships between carved surfaces and voids. Active in the postwar Italian art scene, Spagnulo has developed a practice centered on geometric abstraction that responds directly to the mass and weight of stone and the precision of industrial materials. His work occupies the space between constructivist rigor and organic form.

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

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Minimalism

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Sculpture

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (9)

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Double page plate (folios 5 verso and 6) from ARCHEOLGIA

1978 · Charcoal drawing cut in two

left sheet 2 9/16 x 2 9/16" (6.5 x 6.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Plate (folio 4) from ARCHEOLOGIA

1978 · Embossing

sheet 6 15/16 x 5 1/4" (17.6 x 13.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Plate (folio 2) from ARCHEOLOGIA

1978 · Charcoal, gouache, and pencil

sheet 6 15/16 x 5 1/4" (17.6 x 13.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Double sided plate (inserted between folios 2 and 3) from ARCHEOLOGIA

1978 · Charcoal (with offset onto preceding and following pages)

sheet 8 7/16 x 8 7/16" (21.5 x 21.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Two-folio plate (folios 13 and 14) from ARCHEOLOGIA

1978 · Charcoal and incised cardboard, inset in brown cardboard (with offset onto back cover), and cut out overlay

irreg. composition 2 11/16 x 11 7/16" (6.8 x 29 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Double page plate (folios 9 verso and 10) from ARCHEOLOGIA

1978 · Charcoal and slit paper with charcoal offset on 2 sheets of cream, smooth paper stapled to brown cardboard

both sheet 14 1/4 x 5 1/4" (36.2 x 13.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Double page plate (folios 11 verso and 12) from ARCHEOLOGIA

1978 · Charcoal on 2 sheets of cream, smooth paper stapled to brown cardboard

both sheet 14 3/16 x 5 1/4" (36 x 13.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Double page plate (folios 7 verso and 8) from ARCHEOLGIA

1978 · Charcoal and embossing on 2 sheets of cream, smooth paper stapled to brown cardboard

both sheet 14 1/8 x 5 1/4" (35.9 x 13.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Archeologia

1978 · Illustrated book with seven charcoal drawings

page 8 11/16 x 8 11/16" (22 x 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (1)

9 published of 18 catalogued · 0 with image

MoMA
9 publishedof 18 catalogued

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements3

Minimalism Geometric Abstraction Constructivism

Collections1

Museum of Modern Art

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

New York · 1980