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Jorge Méndez Blake
b. 1974, Guadalajara, Mexico · Mexican · Based in Guadalajara, Mexico
- ITESO University, Guadalajara (Architectural Degree, 1997)
- Sculpture
- Installation
- Drawing
Jorge Méndez Blake explores the conceptual intersections between literature, architecture, and structural language. Famous for brick wall sculptures physically disrupted by single books, his installations investigate translation, censorship, and the material weight of the written word.
Installation; sculpture; drawing
DOCUMENTATION
EXHIBITION IMAGES via Contemporary Art Library ↗Major Works
- 2007The Castle
- 2007I Remember You
- 2000sLibrary Walls
- 2006El Gran Poema Inexacto
- 2000sThe Letter C
- 2000sA Single Book Disrupts a Wall
- 2010sPoetry House
- 2010sUntitled (Library)
- 2014The Meaning of Style
- 2000s onwardLiterature and Architecture series
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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