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Artist
Damián Ortega
b. 1967, Mexico City, Mexico · Mexican · Based in Mexico City, Mexico; Berlin, Germany
- Taller de los viernes with Gabriel Orozco, Mexico City
- Sculpture
- Installation
- Photography
- Video
Damián Ortega creates sculptures and installations by disassembling, suspending or reorganizing everyday objects. Cars, tools, bricks and tortillas become systems whose parts are made newly visible.
Sculpture; installation
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Damián Ortega in "Mexico City" - Season 8 | Art21
Art2115 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Damián Ortega and Bryan Barcena in Conversation
The Museum of Contemporary Art40 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 2002Cosmic Thing
- 2007Controller of the Universe
- 1999False Movement (Stability and Economic Growth)
- 2004Spirit and Matter
- 2008Champ de Vision
- 2013Harvest
- 2012Hollow/Stuffed: Market Law
- 2007Nine Types of Terrain
- 2010The Blast and Other Embers
- 2010sVolcanoes and Shelters
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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