Gabriel Orozco - Latin America New York Wednesday, May 24, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006

  • Artist Biography

    Gabriel Orozco

    Mexican • 1954

    Gabriel Orozco's diverse practice, which includes sculpture, photography, painting and video, is centered on the rejection of the concept of a traditional studio. Alternatively, Orozco's conceptual process involves using quotidian objects as commentary on urban society. In the widely exhibited La DS (1993), Orozco cut a Citroën DS car into thirds, eliminating the central section and reconfiguring the remaining parts.

    Another important motif in Orozco's lexicon is that of the colored ellipses. In his seminal series, Samurai Tree Invariants, the artist employs fragmented colored circles as the basis for geometric compositions, exploring the movements made by a knight on a chessboard. These not only represent Orozco's conceptual practices but illustrate his interest in both the geometric and organic world.

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Tortillas y Ladrillos (Tortillas and Bricks)

numbered, titled, signed and dated "2/5 - Tortillas y Ladrillos - Gabriel Orozco - 1990" on the reverse
cibachrome print
18 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (47 x 31.8 cm)
Executed in 1990, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5.

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for $20,000

Contact Specialist
Kaeli Deane
Head of Sale, Latin American Art
New York
+1 212 940 1352

Latin America

New York Auction 24 May 2017