Gabriel Orozco - Latin America New York Monday, November 24, 2014 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Galerie Micheline Szwajcer, Brussels
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Brussels, Micheline Szwajcer, Gabriel Orozco, 20 October - 2 December, 1995

  • 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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Finger Ruler Drawing

1995
graphite on paper
12 x 92 3/4 in. (30.5 x 235.6 cm.)

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $21,250

Contact Specialist
Laura González
Director of Latin American Art
New York
+1 212 940 1216

Latin America

New York Auction 24 November 2014 2pm