gabriel orozco at kunstmuseum basel

‘cats and watermelons’, 1992

mexican artist gabriel orozco explores the nomadic way of life and the principle of constant movement throughout his work. since 1992, the context of his art practice has focused on the accelerated throwaway society of north america and western europe, particularly that of new york and paris. through his work, orozco seamlessly and symbiotically unites the social and visual cultural experience of his latin american roots on many levels.

he is particularly keen on exploiting the expressive artistic potential that lies in ephemeral encounters with life on the streets, direction his attention on inconspicuous situations and materials. following this nomadic principle and readiness to embrace the moment to coalesce into visual artefacts, orozco’s art can be considered experiments with the ‘things’ of everyday life combined with sculptural processes; a cross between workshop and worldview.

‘my hands are my heart’, 1991

‘my hands are my heart’, 1991

‘la DS’, 1993

‘la DS’, 1993 front view

gabriel orozco portrait by enrique badulescu

an exhibition of gabriel orozco’s work opened this past weekend at the kunstmuseum basel and will be on view until august 8th, 2010. the show has been curated by bernhard medes bürgi, and organized by the MoMA, new york, in cooperation with the kunstmuseum basel, the musée national d’art moderne – centres georges pompidou and tate modern.