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Born 1968 Mexico City, Mexico. Known for: Conceptual, found object sculpture, teaching.
Abraham Cruzvillegas (born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican conceptual artist. He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing "autoconstrucción" project. Cruzvillegas... Read full biography
Abraham Cruzvillegas (born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican conceptual artist. He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing "autoconstrucción" project. Cruzvillegas grew up in Ajusco, a district in the south of Mexico City. He studied Philosophy and Art at the... Read full biography
Abraham Cruzvillegas (born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican conceptual artist. He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing "autoconstrucción" project. Cruzvillegas grew up in Ajusco, a district in the south of Mexico City. He studied Philosophy and Art at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He later became a professor and went on to teach Art History and Theory at UNAM. As a sculptor and writer, Cruzvillegas began as a central participant in a... Read full biography
Abraham Cruzvillegas (born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican conceptual artist. He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing "autoconstrucción" project. Cruzvillegas grew up in Ajusco, a district in the south of Mexico City. He studied Philosophy and Art at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He later became a professor and went on to teach Art History and Theory at UNAM. As a sculptor and writer, Cruzvillegas began as a central participant in a new wave of conceptual art in Mexico City during the 1980s and 90s, studying under Gabriel Orozco from 1987 to 1991. Orozco has been proposed as the "dominant influence" on his work.[ Along with Orozco, Damian Ortega, Dr Lakra, and Minerva Cuevas,... Read full biography
Abraham Cruzvillegas (born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican conceptual artist. He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing "autoconstrucción" project. Cruzvillegas grew up in Ajusco, a district in the south of Mexico City. He studied Philosophy and Art at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He later became a professor and went on to teach Art History and Theory at UNAM. As a sculptor and writer, Cruzvillegas began as a central participant in a new wave of conceptual art in Mexico City during the 1980s and 90s, studying under Gabriel Orozco from 1987 to 1991. Orozco has been proposed as the "dominant influence" on his work.[ Along with Orozco, Damian Ortega, Dr Lakra, and Minerva Cuevas, Cruzvillegas was considered part of a new movement in Latin American art (which has been compared to the YBA boom in Britain in the 1980s.... Read full biography
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Abraham Cruzvillegas (born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican conceptual artist. He is best known for his work with found objects, and particularly his ongoing "autoconstrucción" project.
Cruzvillegas grew up in Ajusco, a district in the south of Mexico City. He studied Philosophy and Art at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He later became a professor and went on to teach Art History and Theory at UNAM.
As a sculptor and writer, Cruzvillegas began as a central participant in a new wave of conceptual art in Mexico City during the 1980s and 90s, studying under Gabriel Orozco from 1987 to 1991. Orozco has been proposed as the "dominant influence" on his work.[ Along with Orozco, Damian Ortega, Dr Lakra, and Miner...But wait, there's more...
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