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The artist.
1996, Cristiana Thonon, Caracas, Venezuela, acquired from the artist.
1996 - 2017, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York and Caracas, acquired from Cristiana Thonon.
2017, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired as gift from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
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Claudio Perna
Venezuelan, born Italy. 1938–1997 15 works onlineGeographer, archivist, explorer, and traveler: these are some of the terms one could use to describe Claudio Perna. During the mid-1960s, he began a prolific artistic career exploring new mediums and technologies.
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