Gabriel Orozco

(American/Mexican, born 1962)

Gabriel Orozco is widely regarded as one of the most influential contemporary artists of his generation. Employing a diverse practice that includes installation, sculpture, painting, and photography, Orozco’s work is characterized by its focus on reinterpreting everyday objects. In his seminal Horses Running Endlessly (1993), the artist presents what at first appears to be a normal chessboard but is in fact alien, custom made to have four tones instead of two, twice as many squares, and only knights as players. “What is most important is not so much what people see in the gallery or the museum, but what people see after looking at these things, how they confront reality again,” he has said. Born on April 27, 1962 in Jalapa, Veracruz, his father was the Mexican muralist Mario Orozco Rivera. Through his father, Gabriel Orozco was exposed to the world of galleries and artists at a young age, and he went on to study at the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. He has been the subject of several major exhibitions, including a 2009 mid-career retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York which went travelled to the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and finally the Tate Modern in London. He currently lives and works between Mexico City, Mexico, New York, NY, and Paris, France. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others.

Gabriel Orozco News

Galleries

With Outposts in Mexico City and New York, the Influential Gallery Kurimanzutto Celebrates 25 Years

by Shanti Escalante-De Mattei
With Outposts in Mexico City and New York, the Influential Gallery Kurimanzutto Celebrates 25 Years
People

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by William Van Meter
We Followed Bertha González Nieves, the World’s First 'Maestra Tequilera,' Through an Art-Packed Week in Mexico City
Market

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Gabriel Orozco Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
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Gabriel Orozco (552 results)
En la fabrica de algodon, 1993

Gabriel Orozco

En la fabrica de algodon, 1993

Sale Date: November 16, 2013

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Fear Not, 2001

Gabriel Orozco

Fear Not, 2001

Sale Date: November 12, 2013

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Dot Ball, 1992–2006

Gabriel Orozco

Dot Ball, 1992–2006

Sale Date: November 15, 2013

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Cinco problemas (Five Problems), 1992

Gabriel Orozco

Cinco problemas (Five Problems), 1992

Sale Date: October 19, 2013

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Interior DS, 1993

Gabriel Orozco

Interior DS, 1993

Sale Date: October 19, 2013

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Gato en la jungla (Cat in the Jungle), 1992

Gabriel Orozco

Gato en la jungla (Cat in the Jungle), 1992

Sale Date: October 19, 2013

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Pelota en el agua (Ball on the water), 1994

Gabriel Orozco

Pelota en el agua (Ball on the water), 1994

Sale Date: October 19, 2013

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De techo a techo (From Roof to Roof), 1993

Gabriel Orozco

De techo a techo (From Roof to Roof), 1993

Sale Date: October 18, 2013

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Aliento sobre piano (Breath on Piano), 1993

Gabriel Orozco

Aliento sobre piano (Breath on Piano), 1993

Sale Date: October 18, 2013

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Atomist: Making strides, 1996

Gabriel Orozco

Atomist: Making strides, 1996

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Lotus leaf, 2004

Gabriel Orozco

Lotus leaf, 2004

Sale Date: September 25, 2013

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Light Through Leaves, 1996

Gabriel Orozco

Light Through Leaves, 1996

Sale Date: September 26, 2013

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1,2,3,4, 1993

Gabriel Orozco

1,2,3,4, 1993

Sale Date: September 19, 2013

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Samurai Tree (Invariant Red 3), 2005

Gabriel Orozco

Samurai Tree (Invariant Red 3), 2005

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

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Dot Ball, 2006

Gabriel Orozco

Dot Ball, 2006

Sale Date: June 27, 2013

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Broken Sidewalk, Maunalco, Mexico, 1992

Gabriel Orozco

Broken Sidewalk, Maunalco, Mexico, 1992

Sale Date: June 27, 2013

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Ladrillo en Varillas (Wire Holding Bricks), 1993

Gabriel Orozco

Ladrillo en Varillas (Wire Holding Bricks), 1993

Sale Date: June 27, 2013

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Light through leaves, 1996

Gabriel Orozco

Light through leaves, 1996

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

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Bitumen Finger Drops, 2004

Gabriel Orozco

Bitumen Finger Drops, 2004

Sale Date: May 23, 2013

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Mixiote, 2000

Gabriel Orozco

Mixiote, 2000

Sale Date: May 23, 2013

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Naturaleza recuperada, 1990

Gabriel Orozco

Naturaleza recuperada, 1990

Sale Date: May 23, 2013

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No, 1999

Gabriel Orozco

No, 1999

Sale Date: May 23, 2013

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Tropicalia, 1990

Gabriel Orozco

Tropicalia, 1990

Sale Date: May 23, 2013

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Piezas de herrería, 1985

Gabriel Orozco

Piezas de herrería, 1985

Sale Date: May 16, 2013

Auction Closed

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