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The Jack Tilton/ Anna Kustera Gallery is pleased to announce the first US solo exhibition by Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas from April 18 through May 24th, 2003. The exhibition will include sculptures as well as installation pieces.
Born in Mexico, Abraham Cruzvillegas is both an artist and a writer. He studied Philosophy and Art at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and also studied with Gabriel Orozco. He later became a professor and went on to teach Art History and Theory at UNAM.
For the 2002 Sao Paulo Biennial, Cruzvillegas wrote “However art makes itself evident, it shall remain, above all, raw source material in all its natural, unstable, physical, chaotic and crystalline states: solid, liquid, colloidal and gaseous. It is the joy of energy.” This would explain the use of materials in his work. Feathers, banana leaves, balloons and seashells are just a few of the materials used to make his conceptual sculptures. Cruzvillegas has an interesting attitude towards subject and materials. The sculptures are “there”, in the space. By virtue of them being “there”, they become relevant, interesting and worth a second look. La Montanesa is a ceiling high sculpture consisting of black river pearls, a photography umbrella and steel wire. La Tarasca is made up of Shark Jaws, feathers, and fishhooks. The more ordinary the materials, the more obscure the sculptures become.
Abraham Cruzvillegas last appeared at Tilton/ Kustera Gallery in June of 2002 along with Eduardo Aboroa and Jedediah Caesar. With over eight solo exhibits and numerous group shows, Cruzvillegas’ work has been seen in Mexico, Germany, Cuba, Belgium, Spain and the US. His work was included in the 2002 Sao Paulo Biennial and will be featured in the upcoming 50th Venice Biennial. The Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston is organizing his first solo Museum exhibition, scheduled for November 2003 and will be accompanied by a catalogue.
