Prior to the mexico citybased artists arrival, all the nonloadbearing walls in. Published on the occasion of the artists first major survey, this volume explores the rich terrain of abraham cruzvillegas born 1968 work over the past ten years, rooting his sculptural language within the volcanic landscape of his childhood home in ajusco, mexico. Our innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public programs, immersive activities, and community happenings actively engage audiences in thoughtprovoking experiences of art, culture, and society. Mexican artist abraham cruzvillegas brings acrobatics and. Elements of the autoconstruccion project were shown amongst others at tate modern in march 2012, in the.
Abraham cruzvillegas retrieves the alphabetical order to organize a series of projects that would otherwise be bewildered. The oversized book includes photographs of people, buildings, and landscapes, as well as of sculptureslike the crude wooden stool and lumber scraps perched atop an oversized vegetableoil can, garlanded with a string of limes hanging from the ceilinginspired by ajuscos ad hoc foundobject architecture. In 2012, he was the 5th laureate of the yanghyun prize and in 2006 he received the prix altadis d arts plastiques. Abraham cruzvillegas born 1968, mexico city is a mexican visual artist. Abraham cruzvillegas creates work that reflects his upbringing in ajusco, a district of mexico city developed by migrants from the countryside attracted to work in the citys building trade, who.
Those that survived found themselves in a new world, struggling for survival. Although, this idea of under construction perfectly epitomises abraham cruzvillegas new commission piece empty lot, for the expansive and eminent turbine hall. Inspired by the civicminded and resourceful ajusco neighborhood in mexico city where he grew up, abraham cruzvillegas creates sculptures, films, and installations that demonstrate the interconnectedness of people and things. Abraham cruzvillegas, born 1968, mexico city, mexico, mexican conceptual artist who developed the concept of autoconstruccion selfconstruction. This text became a book accompanied by many images, including some lent by neighbors, captured during the early years of the. Exhibition abraham cruzvillegas, autoconstruccion youtube. In his sculptures and spacefilling installations, c. Abraham cruzvillegas was born in mexico city in 1968. The sculptures, some freestanding, others suspended from the ceiling, are constructed using materials such as scrap wood, steel, cardboard, plaster, wool and even sheep dung.
The work of abraham cruzvillegas born 1968 in mexico city begins with the concept of autoconstruccionloosely defined as selfconstructionas a means of transformation, an idea rooted in dialogue, improvisation, instability, resourcefulness, and play. Abraham cruzvillegas has been the recipient of many awards, including the 5th yanghyun prize, granted by the yanghyun foundation in korea 2012, as well as the prix altadis d arts plastiques 2006. The autoconstruccion suites is the first major exhibition to focus on this multifaceted project. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the biography submission guide. Mexican artist abraham cruzvillegas brings acrobatics and improvised sculptures to new york the artist is creating a new work and performance at the kitchen and launching mexican gallery. Abraham cruzvillegas autoconstruccion anagram books. The autoconstruccion suites patricia falguieres, sergio gonzalez.
This is a show of two halves, what begins with eager anticipation ends with bitter frustration. He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing autoconstruccion project. Todays art21 exclusive features abraham cruzvillegas at his childhood home in mexico city, discussing his personal and artistic relationship to the concept of autoconstruccion. The aspen art museum is a noncollecting institution presenting the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. One of the most important artists to come out of a burgeoning scene in mexico city, abraham cruzvillegas has garnered international acclaim for his dynamic. Strange creatures called the wylder, roamed the ruins of civilization. Abraham cruzvillegas biography abraham cruzvillegas on artnet. Expanding on the intellectual investigation of his own paradoxical aesthetic concepts of autoconstruccion and autodestruccion, he likens his works to selfportraits of contradictory elements and explores the effects of improvisation, transformation, and decay on his materials and work. Autoconstruccion the book clara kim, mark godfrey, angeles fuentes, rogelio cruzvillegas, jimmie durham, ryan inouye on.
Abraham cruzvillegas interview by arden deckerparks. Abraham cruzvillegas sculptural work evidences his concern with notions of traditional craft and specifically, as tom morton has described found and lost, frieze, october 2006, the ways in which craft can offer an ambulatory alternative to the rocketfuelled velocity of contemporary capitalism. Inspired by the harsh landscape and living conditions of colonia ajusco, his childhood neighborhood in mexico city where houses were built on inhospitable land in ad hoc improvisations according to personal needs and economic resources. Abraham cruzvillegas creates artworks that draw on disparate influences ranging from the sociopolitical climate of latin america, music genres including punk rock and hiphop, and the neighbourhood of colonia ajusco, where he grew up in mexico city. Wm whitehot magazine of contemporary art everything i. Abraham cruzvillegas set to dig deep into the national consciousness with his earthy installation in the tates turbine hall. Alphabetical order, old as words, implies a redefinition of experience, not in terms of the practice, but. Thoughts documenta, abraham cruzvillegas hatje cantz, 2012. Soothing music for meditation, healing therapy, deep sleeping duration. Jack tilton gallery, new york, usa solo 2003 l venice biennial 2002 xxv sao paulo biennial 2001. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Abraham cruzvillegas has had his works featured in a major project in the turbine hall of the tate modern 2015 16 and in extensive solo shows in the us, france and germany, but this is the first exhibition by the mexican artist in switzerland. In fact inside the box theres already a kind of love letter.
About contact jobs press sign up for our newsletter. This year, as part of documenta, the artist developed a. Works by mexico citybased artist abraham cruzvillegas behave like magnetic open systems. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Lauren hurleypa with a major exhibition at the walker art center in minneapolis behind him and a host of showings at international biennales, cruzvillegas made his. In this way he eloquently reveals identity as an indefinite, unstable structure, one that undergoes constant transformation and reconstruction. Abraham cruzvillegas autoconstruccion alphabetical order, old as words, implies a redefinition of experience, not in terms of the practice, but from an order imposed by the alphabet. Abraham cruzvillegas, the simultaneous promise, 2011 thomas. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The autoconstruccion suites is organized by the walker art center major support for the exhibition is provided by the andy warhol foundation for the visual arts. The oversized book includes photographs of people, buildings, and landscapes, as well as of. Here, the artist sheds light on his practice and how it underpins his artistic vision while also serving as a metaphor for the construction of his own identity. Abraham cruzvillegas the autoconstruccion suites artbook. Cruzvillegas has composed an animistic text from the coa, in its voice, explaining how it feels about its job and its relationship with nature and with humansprimates.
Bilingual englishspanish with contributions by clara kim, jimmie durham, mark godfrey, ryan inouye and. Born 1968 in mexico city, mexico lives and works in mexico city. Over the past 10 years, cruzvillegas has developed. There is a fine line between what abraham cruzvillegas calls autoconstruccion and autodestruccion. His art practice melded incongruent elements through improvisation and unmonitored change in order to probe the ongoing transformation of communityand. Somewhat grammatically awkward, the former proposition which might seem like, but isnt, a synonym for diy is the umbrella term under which the mexicoborn, mexico citybased artist has been presenting and developing his rich and variegated production since 2007 he has been working as an. At a recent talk concerning his exhibition autoconstruccion autoconstruction, the mexican artist abraham cruzvillegas played a recording of woody guthries song this land is your land 1940. Abraham cruzvillegas is best known for his massive, architectural autoconstruccion installations, which draw on the chaotic cityscape of mexico city, where many residents construct their. It looks like we dont have any biography for abraham cruzvillegas yet be the first to contribute. The publication elaborates on cruzvillegas interest in autoconstruccion, a construction method arising f published on the occasion of the artists first major survey, this volume explores the rich terrain of abraham cruzvillegas born 1968 work over the past ten years, rooting his sculptural language within the volcanic landscape of his childhood. The book bilingual englishspanish with contributions by clara kim, jimmie durham, mark godfrey, ryan inouye and abraham cruzvillegas 220 pages, 4color, perfect bind, hardcover. Oct 30, 2008 abraham cruzvillegas creates work that reflects his upbringing in ajusco, a district of mexico city developed by migrants from the countryside attracted to work in the citys building trade, who. Abraham cruzvillegas the simultaneous promise, 2011 tricycle, portable pa, horn speakers, amplifier, car battery, metal tubing, mirrors 200 x 155.
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