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Large Standing Woman I (French: Grande femme debout I) is a bronze sculpture created by Alberto Giacometti in 1960. The outdoor sculpture is installed in the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston , located in Houston , Texas .
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It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. [1] Giacometti said the work relates to "a period of six months passed in the presence of a woman who, concentrating all life in herself, transported my every moment into a state of enchantment. We constructed a fantastical palace in the night—a very fragile palace of matches.
The Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, having received a bequest from Alberto Giacometti's widow Annette, holds a collection of circa 5,000 works, frequently displayed around the world through exhibitions and long-term loans. A public interest institution, the Foundation was created in 2003 and aims at promoting, disseminating, preserving ...
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The Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti is a leading French public utility institution created by a French Ministry of Culture decree of December 2003. [1] Its purpose is the promotion, dissemination, preservation and protection of the works of Alberto Giacometti .
Giacometti’s figure is perfectly mirrored by the sculpture to his left that steps into the frame of the picture with equal purpose to the artist. The blank wall behind him features paintings leaning expectantly. The scene before the camera is therefore one of liminality: finished art works in an unfinished interior." [4]
The Giacometti courtyard lies at the bottom of the main building with its pagoda roofs. This courtyard hosted the Foundation’s Nights as well as concerts and large events. All decorative elements of the foundation, such as benches, doors, lamps, and streetlights, were designed by Alberto Giacometti and Diego Giacometti. The entire café’s ...