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Marinus Boezem

Dutch, 1934

WA-00012946

Sculpture

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None documented

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WikidataQ477388

MoMA

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2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/631
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Marinus Boezem is a Dutch sculptor and conceptual artist whose practice prioritizes intervention in public space and a radically dematerialized approach to form. Emerging in the late 1960s alongside Wim T. Schippers, Ger van Elk, and Jan Dibbets, Boezem helped establish conceptual art and arte povera in the Netherlands by treating the landscape and urban environment as primary materials. His work consistently challenges the conventional boundaries between sculpture and site, favoring ephemeral, site-specific gestures over permanent monuments.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (11)

Grafmonument van Willem Breuker

1987 · Populus nigra var. italica

Shadowtree

1984 · stone

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Etude from The Archives: Art Information Centre Peter Van Beveren

1980 · Offset lithograph from an artist's book, offset printed with collage, stamp, gouache, pencil, and ink additions

composition: 5 13/16 × 8" (14.8 × 20.3 cm); page: 11 7/16 × 8 1/4" (29 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Art & Project Bulletin #29

1970 · One from a set of 156 offset printed bulletins, exhibition copy

sheet (each): 11 5/8 x 16 9/16" (29.6 x 42 cm)

(.a-b): 13 1/2 x 9 3/4" (34.3 x 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled

1968 · a) Ink and typewriting on paper b) Printed paper

(.a-b): 13 1/2 x 9 3/4" (34.3 x 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled

1968 · 1.a-b) Ink and typewriting on paper and printed paper 2) Printed paper

(.a-b): 13 1/2 x 9 3/4" (34.3 x 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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11 published of 16 catalogued · 9 with image

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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

27 entries · 1 sources

Cathedral
1994 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Shadowtree
1984 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Green Cathedral
1987 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Grafmonument van Willem Breuker
2010 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Tectona Grandis
2000 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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From A to Z
2005 · Wikidata · 4 prov
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