Representative work by Mario García Torres
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Artist

Mario García Torres

b. 1975, Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico · Mexican

Mario García Torres creates films, slide projections, installations and performances that revisit overlooked episodes in Conceptual art history. His projects often begin with a missing artwork, abandoned site or unresolved anecdote and develop through research, fiction and reenactment.

Video; installation; photography; performance

Major Works

  • 2004–06What Happens in Halifax Stays in Halifax
  • 2009Je ne sais si c’en est la cause
  • 2013The Schlieren Plot
  • 2010Have You Ever Seen the Snow?
  • 2012Tea
  • 2014An Arrival Tale
  • 2005A Few Questions Regarding the Hesitance at Choosing Between Bringing a Bottle of Wine or a Bouquet of Flowers
  • 2007I Am Not a Flopper
  • 2010sThe Way They Looked at Each Other
  • 2010sThe Absent Piece

Interviews & Writing

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