Damian Ortega (b.1967, Mexico)
In Cosmic Thing (2002), one of his most celebrated works, Ortega disassembled a Volkswagen Beetle car and re-composed it piece by piece, suspended from wire in mid-air, in the manner of a mechanic’s instruction manual. The result was both a diagram and a fragmented object that offered a new way of seeing the “people’s car” first developed in Nazi Germany but now produced en masse in his native Mexico. In Spirit (2005), Ortega constructed a series of architectural spaces using recycled materials which, when viewed from above, spelt out the letters of the work’s title, playing with the idea of optical and physical illusion.
He has exhibited internationally including solo exhibitions at the Barbican Curve Gallery, London (2010), the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2009), the Centre Pompidou, Paris (2008), the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2007) the Gallery at REDCAT and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2005), Tate Modern, London (2005), Museu da Arte Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2005), Kunsthalle Basel (2004) and Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2002). Group exhibitions include the São Paulo Biennial (2006), Made in Mexico, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2003) and the 50th Venice Biennale (2003).
artworks in collection
Edgardo Aragon
—b. 1985, Mexico
1 WorkEdgardo Aragon
Abraham Cruzvillegas
—b.1968, Mexico
1 WorkAbraham Cruzvillegas
Gabriel Kuri
—b.1970, Mexico
1 WorkGabriel Kuri
Sze Tsung Leong
—b.1970, Mexico
1 WorkSze Tsung Leong
Moris (Israel Meza Moreno)
—b. 1978, Mexico
5 WorksMoris (Israel Meza Moreno)
Pedro Reyes
—b.1972, Mexico
5 WorksPedro Reyes
Edgardo Aragon
—b. 1985, Mexico
1 WorkEdgardo Aragon
Eduardo Basualdo
—b.1977, Argentina
8 WorksEduardo Basualdo
Diego Bianchi
—b.1969, Argentina
1 WorkDiego Bianchi
Firelei Báez
—b.1981, Dominican Republic
1 WorkFirelei Báez
Carlito Carvalhosa
—b.1961, Brazil
2 WorksCarlito Carvalhosa
Leda Catunda
—b.1961, Brazil
2 WorksLeda Catunda
Marcos Chaves
—b.1961, Brazil
3 WorksMarcos Chaves
Adriano Costa
—b.1975, Brazil
4 WorksAdriano Costa
Nicola Costantino
—b.1964, Argentina
4 WorksNicola Costantino
Abraham Cruzvillegas
—b.1968, Mexico
1 WorkAbraham Cruzvillegas
Caetano De Almeida
—b.1964, Brazil
1 WorkCaetano De Almeida
Iran Do Espirito Santo
—b.1963, Brazil
2 WorksIran Do Espirito Santo
Matías Duville
—b.1974, Argentina
1 WorkMatías Duville
Os Gemeos
—b.1974, Brazil
1 WorkOs Gemeos
Sebastian Gordin
—b.1969, Argentina
1 WorkSebastian Gordin
Eduardo Hoffmann
—b.1957, Argentina
1 WorkEduardo Hoffmann
Carlos Huffmann
—b.1980, Argentina
2 WorksCarlos Huffmann
Guillermo Kuitca
—b.1961, Argentina
1 WorkGuillermo Kuitca
Gabriel Kuri
—b.1970, Mexico
1 WorkGabriel Kuri
Luciana Lamothe
—b.1975, Argentina
1 WorkLuciana Lamothe
Sze Tsung Leong
—b.1970, Mexico
1 WorkSze Tsung Leong
Artur Lescher
—b.1962, Brazil
1 WorkArtur Lescher
Laura Lima
—b.1971, Brazil
1 WorkLaura Lima
Los Carpinteros
—est.1991, Cuba
1 WorkLos Carpinteros
Mateo López
—b. 1978, Colombia
2 WorksMateo López
Jorge Macchi
—b.1963, Argentina
1 WorkJorge Macchi
Rodrigo Matheus
—b. 1974, Brazil
1 WorkRodrigo Matheus
Jorge Mayet
—b.1962, Cuba
1 WorkJorge Mayet
Moris (Israel Meza Moreno)
—b. 1978, Mexico
5 WorksMoris (Israel Meza Moreno)
Marcelo Moscheta
—b.1976, Brazil
1 WorkMarcelo Moscheta
Vik Muniz
—b.1961, Brazil
3 WorksVik Muniz
Lavar Munroe
—b.1982, Bahamas
2 WorksLavar Munroe
Paulo Nazareth
—b.1977, Brazil
2 WorksPaulo Nazareth
Maria Nepomuceno
—b.1976, Brazil
1 WorkMaria Nepomuceno
Ernesto Neto
—b.1964, Brazil
1 WorkErnesto Neto
Jorge Pedro Nuñez
—b.1976, Venezuela
1 WorkJorge Pedro Nuñez
Gabriel Orozco
—b.1962, Mexico
1 WorkGabriel Orozco
Bernardo Ortiz
—b.1972, Colombia
2 WorksBernardo Ortiz
Rodolpho Parigi
—b.1977, Brazil
1 WorkRodolpho Parigi
Nicolas Paris
—b.1977, Colombia
2 WorksNicolas Paris
José Patrício
—b.1960, Brazil
1 WorkJosé Patrício
Pedro Reyes
—b.1972, Mexico
5 WorksPedro Reyes
Nicolas Robbio
—b.1975, Brazil
2 WorksNicolas Robbio
Thiago Rocha Pitta
—b.1980, Brazil
1 WorkThiago Rocha Pitta
Regina Silveira
—b.1939, Brazil
2 WorksRegina Silveira
Mariana Telleria
—b.1979, Argentina
1 WorkMariana Telleria
Rodrigo Torres
—b.1976, Colombia
3 WorksRodrigo Torres
Delson Uchoa
—b.1956, Brazil
1 WorkDelson Uchoa
Erika Verzutti
—b.1971, Brazil
1 WorkErika Verzutti
Adrian Villar Rojas
—b.1980, Argentina
4 WorksAdrian Villar Rojas
Laura Vinci
—b.1962, Brazil
1 WorkLaura Vinci
Luiz Zerbini
—b. 1959, Brazil
1 WorkLuiz Zerbini