Feb 2, 2014 autoconstruccion selfconstruction, a project by antonio castro, abraham cruzvillegas. Abraham cruzvillegas set to dig deep into the national consciousness with his earthy installation in the tates turbine hall. Abraham cruzvillegas fri 28 mar,cruzvillegas 1pm abraham mexican artist abraham cruzvillegas fri 28 mar, 1pm talks about his sculptural propositions of mexican artist abraham cruzvillegas. Elements of the autoconstruccion project were shown amongst others at tate modern in. Rising towards the bridge from the downward slope of tate moderns turbine hall, they continue to. A concept that draws from the ingenious, precarious, and collaborative building tactics implemented by the people living in colonia ajusco, his childhood neighborhood in mexico city. Abraham cruzvillegas interview by arden deckerparks. 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. He appropriated this term in relation to his practice to describe an approach of inventive improvisation and. May 16, 2003 abraham cruzvillegas, a former student of gabriel orozco, is one of them, though he is well beyond the promising stage. In his sculptures and spacefilling installations, c. His art practice melded incongruent elements through improvisation and unmonitored change in order to probe the ongoing transformation of communityand of his own identityin the. Abraham cruzvillegas is a member of the international taoist tai chi society, studied pedagogy in the national university of mexico, and was a member of gabriel orozcos workshop from 1987 to 1991.
Shot on location with nonprofessional actors and developed by a selforganized, guerillastyle film cooperative, the. 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. Over the past ten years, abraham cruzvillegas mexico city, 1968 has developed a riveting body of work that investigates what he calls autoconstruccion. Abraham cruzvillegas best known for creating sculptural works from local found objects and materials, takes on the first hyundai commission at tate modern october 2015 20 march 2016. Theater director antonio castro, sculptor abraham cruzvillegas, and composer. Daily grind come hear architects, an engineer, and all types of skaters discuss the diverse possibilities of the designed environment, then watch as they jump, grind, and ollie on the functional sculptures in abraham cruzvillegass exhibition with a skate demo session. The autoconstruccion suites is the first major exhibition to focus on this multifaceted project. It also gathers midorikawas photo collections, of which he produced more than 80 during his lifetime, and magazines he was published in, and sheds light on the personal files discovered in midorikawas studio, carefully preserved by his family, which record his ideas for series shot during the period from 1940 through the 1950s, including. Oct 05, 2015 since 2007 abraham cruzvillegas has labelled many of his works autoconstruccion, which can be loosely translated as selfconstructing. Abraham cruzvillegas 2,298 words case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article kim, jimmie durham, mark godfrey, ryan inouye and abraham cruzvillegas redcat, 2009 abraham cruzvillegas. Autorreconstruccion thursday, january 18 2018, 7 pm, aula abraham cruzvillegass lecture will gravitate around recent projects, specially the water trilogy.
Abraham cruzvillegas born 1968, mexico city is a mexican visual artist. Abraham cruzvillegas grew up in a shantytown south of mexico city whose inhabitants were constantly rebuilding their homes using makeshift materials, a practice the artist refers to as autoconstruccion selfconstruction. In 2012, he was the 5th laureate of the yanghyun prize and in 2006 he received the prix altadis d arts plastiques. Leyla cardenas presents a literal slice of life in excision. Abraham cruzvillegas is an artist from mexico city who explores social concerns through a conceptual lens. Abraham cruzvillegas was born in mexico city in 1968. Abraham cruzvillegas lives and works in mexico city, mexico. 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, autoconstruccion, 2008, courtesy the artist and. If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in momas collection, or an image of a moma publication or archival material including installation views, checklists, and press releases, please contact art resource publication in north america or scala archives publication in all other. This sprawling sitespecific sculptureoriginally used as a jungle gym. Abraham cruzvillegas retrieves the alphabetical order to organize a series of projects that would. Exhibition abraham cruzvillegas, autoconstruccion youtube. 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.
Expanding on the intellectual investigation of his own paradoxical aesthetic concepts of autoconstruccion and autodestruccion, he likens his works to selfportraits of contradictory elements. Blind selfportrait as a gloomy primate exchanging a lot of cocoa seeds for a little bit of good sex at chateau marmont 2012 purple acrylic paint on newspaper clippings, cardboard, photographs, drawings, postcards, envelopes, tickets, vouchers, letters, drawings, posters, flyers, cards, recipes, napkins and steel pins on wall. Abraham cruzvillegas artist bio and art for sale artspace. Abraham cruzvillegas, mexican conceptual artist who developed the concept of autoconstruccion selfconstruction. Now in his mid30s, he is in command of a fully developed sculptural. The fine line between autoconstruccion and autodestruccion in the work of the mexican. Abraham cruzvillegas assembles sculptures and installations from found objects and disparate materials. Besides the largescale pieces inside the exhibition, maria elena gonzalezs magic carpethome. Cruzvillegas, leon ferrari, beatriz gonzalez, felix gonzaleztorres, guillermo.
Poetics of post mortem lebendigkeit pdf editor in autoconstruccion abraham cruzvillegas charts the evolution of his familys house and finds, in its making, the roots of his current sculptural practice. Informed by the sociopolitical context of latin america, cruzvillegas has garnered attention for his. Soothing music for meditation, healing therapy, deep sleeping duration. We are dedicated to collecting and exhibiting contemporary art.
He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing autoconstruccion project. Strange creatures called the wylder, roamed the ruins of civilization. Prior to the mexico citybased artists arrival, all the nonloadbearing walls in. This is a reference to the building methods used in his home town of ajusco, on the outskirts of mexico city, where he continues to live and work. The sculptural materialism of abraham cruzvillegas. Cruzvillegas is known primarily for his sculptural installations made in a method he refers to as autoconstruccion, a process of intuitive and organic creation. The terms autoconstruccion and autodestruccion translated literally as selfconstruction and selfdestruction refer to methods of building and eventual destruction that arise from the constraints of poverty, which require scavenging, recycling, and adaptation of materials. Those that survived found themselves in a new world, struggling for survival. 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. Rat hole gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of mexican artist abraham cruzvillegas on view from july 4 until september composed of new works produced onsite, the exhibition marks the first time for the artists work to be shown in japan. Abraham cruzvillegas discusses his personal and artistic relationship to the concept of autoconstruccion from his childhood home in mexico city. Abraham cruzvillegass artistic process is deeply influenced by his surroundings. 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.
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. The file contains 100 pages and is free to view, download or print. Oct 12, 2015 t he stepped platforms of abraham cruzvillegass empty lot stand on a forest of scaffolding. For this solo exhibition, the artist presents a newly commissioned film that offers a rich portrait of ajusco. Abraham cruzvillegas is one of the most notable conceptual artists of his generation to come out of the vibrant art scene in mexico. At redcat, abraham cruzvillegas continues to expand upon his interest in social organization, collaboration and exchange. The autoconstruccion concept comes from a house building dynamic that is led by specific needs from a family and by the lack of economic funds for constructing a house at once. Momoyo nishimura elizabeth kondo ryoichi kondo noh mask how to make japanese culture book english edition. Autoconstruccion, at the museum of fine arts, houston special contributor scott cantrell raphael montanez ortiz mounts trashed pieces of upholstered furnitur e. Course requirements i will provide more detailed assignment prompts throughout the quarter, but here are some short descriptions to give you a flavor of each project. About contact jobs press sign up for our newsletter.
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