Gabriel Orozco - New Now London Wednesday, December 6, 2023 | Phillips

New Now

London Auction 6 December 2023

  • Provenance

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

  • 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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Gabriel Orozco

Roots through sidewalk

signed, titled, numbered and dated '2/5 ROOTS THROUGH SIDEWALK GABRIEL OROZCO 2010' on the reverse
chromogenic print
sheet 40.6 x 50.7 cm (15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)
image 31.3 x 47.2 cm (12 3/8 x 18 5/8 in.)
Executed in 2010, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5.

Estimate
£4,000 - 6,000 ‡

Sold for £3,810

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New Now

London Auction 6 December 2023