Abraham Cruzvillegas
Abraham Cruzvillegas (* 1968 in Mexico City ) is a Mexican concept and installation artist .
life and work
Abraham Cruzvillegas studied education at the National Autonomous University of Mexico from 1986 to 1990 and at the same time followed the workshop Taller de los Viernes with Gabriel Orozco .
Cruz Villegas is in the Colonia Ajusco in the vicinity grown-Mexico City and lives there still always. The people there (illegally) build their homes themselves with the help of their family members, neighbors, relatives and friends. Slowly, as is possible with limited resources, the houses “grow” in a long process using a wide variety of materials, which the Makes changes in the lives of its residents visible.
Cruzvillegas has been working on the “Autoconstrucción / In-House Construction” project since 2007. He works with found objects for his sculptures and installations . He takes things and materials that have been thrown away and gives them a new use.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1994: Havana Biennial
- 2002: São Paulo Biennale
- 2003: 50th Biennale di Venezia
- 2012: dOCUMENTA (13)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica Abraham Cruzvillegas accessed on February 2, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Kurimanzutto Abraham Cruzvillegas accessed on February 2, 2019 (English)
- ↑ Walker art Prime Matter: Abraham Cruzvillegas on "Autoconstrucción" accessed on February 2, 2019 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cruzvillegas, Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican concept and installation artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |