An unsettling sculpture dramatizing the thin line between love and hate | UNIQLO ARTSPEAKS

MoMA development officer Jamie Bergos is brave enough to get up close with Maria Martins’s 1946 sculpture "The Impossible, III," and wonders if its ambiguity-Are the figures fighting? Merging?-is a metaphor for the occasional “impossibility” of intimate relationships.
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[@rachelstewart1809]

As I'm physically far, far from quality museums, I really appreciate these docent mini-tours. Thank you.

[@carlberg7503]

This piece is a tough nut to crack, but Bergos cracks it. Brilliant integration of formal analysis, psychological analysis, thematic analysis, and relevant biographical information--all in 3 minutes! Can't wait to get back to MOMA to see it.

[@ArtHistorywithAlder]

Thanks for this analysis, I can really connect to the idea of this sculpture representing how impossible or difficult relationships often seem.

[@ruoyuzhang3088]

This piece of work totally shocked me at first sight. Then I just stood there, didn't even dare to take another step closer. This is the language of art...

[@timstangohr7859]

Sometimes we find it impossible to love someone, yet impossible to break away from them.

[@Citroen_2cv]

Nicely shot, beautifully discussed. Thank you.

[@LG-dj9qr]

I have always loved this piece. Thanks for the apt analysis.

[@econ2206]

This looks gorgeous, I'm so excited to see it next time I go to the Moma

[@taniapannellini5209]

Hopefully its still possible to understand each other and stop poking one another soul

[@alextrejo307]

Beautiful piece and analysis! Look forward to come & visit the MoMa

[@DrRonArt]

The two figures seem to be trying to avoid piercing one another. At this very moment of their reach, one's spikes fit carefully into the spaces of the other's spikes, so there's no apparent harm and a full embrace can be possible.

[@lurelurche]

I saw this several times in Buenos Aires and It`s just captivating. Are there several similar pieces or is this the one I saw?

[@itcouldbenice]

I can't help thinking about patriarchy when I see this work of art. To think of the family, cultural and political conditioning of little boys and girls, which will be the basis of gender inequalities, in love relationships (women's mental charge, representation of the woman's role, ...), but also in family, professional and political relationships. The privilege of men in the patriarchal system of the time of the work, still relevant today.

[@paulym.everett1569]

This is wild in person.

[@geraldvanwilgen]

Duchamp and Martins were hungry for each other-that's what I see. Her version of Faulty Landscape,

[@brianmcmanus4286]

Holy cow. That's pretty sweet.

[@Sky_TEC_Illustraition_Systems]

Uh...that's Venom.

[@MakhdoomSadiqKhan]

wow

[@Mrajtheartist]

💕💞💕💞💕💞💕💞💕💕💞💕💞💕💞💕💞💕

[@timstangohr7859]

I hate everything about you. Why do I love you?

[@jmatt98]

I’m sorry but this analysis is way off. This was obviously inspired by the Venom comic book.

[@MONDOCHITARRA]

Amazing