Following a meticulous process, Gabriel de la Mora researches, collects, classifies, catalogues, and manipulates remarkably diverse materials. These materials are familiar, taken from quotidien objects – his ongoing series The weight of thought for example, repurposes leather and rubber shoe soles. de la Mora’s materials of choice are those often considered waste or residue: collected artifacts and antiques, obsolete mechanical and utilitarian objects, parts, corporeal matter, architectural scrap. Through these, De la Mora explores finitude and permanence, the passing of time, its bracketing, and the transformation of matter and energy alike.
The formal outcome of this process plays with pre-established notions of drawing, painting, and sculpture. Characterized by their visual potency, the works complicate theoretical and historical art terms (the ready-made, the objet-trouvé, the monochrome, the peinture en plein air). They tackle ironically the abstract and minimalist aesthetic, and inquire on the ever-changing notion of painting as a phenomenon. Can painting originate itself with the passing of time and without any intervention from the artist’s hand? This apparent negation of painting and other ontological musings formulated by de la Mora’s body of work are extended to artistic practice at large: When is an artwork born and when does it reach its conclusion? What is the role of the artist within the creative act? Coupled with equally methodical and strict processes, Gabriel de la Mora has constituted a practice in which the role of the artist is not to create nor to destroy, but to transform.
Gabriel de la Mora was born in Mexico City in 1968, where he still lives and works. He earned an MFA from Pratt Institute, NY and a BFA in Architecture from Universidad Anáhuac del Norte, Mexico City. His work has been exhibited at solo and group shows in museums and galleries in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Colombia, Brazil, Spain, and the United Kingdom, amongst others. He is represented by Timothy Taylor (London), Sicardi Gallery (Houston), and Proyectos Monclova (Mexico City).
Gabriel de la Mora / Art Basel 2019 @ PERROTIN Booth M25 / June 13 – 16.
Perrotin’s booth will also be dedicated to a series of solo presentations of Lee Bae, Hernan Bas, Thilo Heinzmann, Gregor Hildebrandt, JR, Bharti Kher, Jean-Michel Othoniel and Claire Tabouret.
In addition to those focus sections, the booth will feature a selection of recent works by Iván Argote, Daniel Arsham, Sophie Calle, Johan Creten, Gabriel de la Mora, Wim Delvoye, Efiaimbelo Family, Elmgreen & Dragset, Lionel Estève, Jens Fänge, Bernard Frize, John Henderson, Leslie Hewitt, Izumi Kato, Klara Kristalova, Julio Le Parc, MADSAKI, Barry McGee, Mr.,Takashi Murakami, Otani Workshop, GaHee Park, Paola Pivi, Gabriel Rico, Michael Sailstorfer, Pierre Soulages, Park Seo-Bo, Xavier Veilhan, Pieter Vermeersch, Artie Vierkant, XU ZHEN® as well as historical works of Hans Hartung, Heinz Mack, Claude Rutault, Pierre Soulages and Mel Ziegler.
Messeplatz 10 4005 Basel Switzerland
Opening hours: Thrusday – Sunday, 11 am – 7 pm.
On the occasion of the eighth edition of Frieze New York at Randall’s Island Park, half of Perrotin’s booth will be a special presentation by Japanese artist Izumi Kato. The other half will exhibit works by Daniel Arsham, Gabriel de la Mora, Jens Fänge, Bernard Frize, Leslie Hewitt, Bharti Kher, Takashi Murakami, Paola Pivi and Gabriel Rico
PERROTIN
Frieze New York
Booth B16
May 2 – 5, 2019.
Randall´s Island Park 20
Randall´s Island Connector New York, USA
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Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino is excited to announce our participation in the eleventh annual Dallas Art Fair, held at the Fashion Industry Gallery in Dallas’s dynamic Arts District. The fair will be open to the public from Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14. The Collector Preview will be held on Thursday, April 11 from 11am to 2pm, followed by a Preview Benefit in the evening.
Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino presents an exhibition of recent work by noted artists including Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Gustavo Díaz, Gabriel de la Mora, Marco Maggi, Liliana Porter, and John Sparagana. These diverse and important works range from limited edition photographs to unique sculptures and original paintings, exploring themes such as identity, memory, and the artistic process.
Perrotin
Dallas Art Fair
Booth G2
12-14 April, 2019
1807 ROSS AVENUE DALLAS, TEXAS 75201, USA
Perrotin is pleased to participate in the 2019 Dallas Art Fair with works by Daniel Arsham, Genesis Belanger, Sophie Calle, Gabriel de la Mora, Bernard Frize, Laurent Grasso, Thilo Heinzmann, John Henderson, Leslie Hewitt, Lee Bae, Takashi Murakami, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Paola Pivi, Gabriel Rico, Claire Tabouret, Pieter Vermeersch, Artie Vierkant, amongst others.
Art Fair
ARCO Madrid
Stand 7A05 / Timothy Taylor
27 February – 3 March 2019
Gabriel de la Mora
Alex Katz
Jonathan Lasker
Eddie Martinez
Antoni Tàpies
Eduardo Terrazas
Piers 92 & 94
711 12th Avenue
New York City
March 7 – 10, 2019
Booth 916
Martín Soto Climent
Gabriel de la Mora
Eduardo Terrazas
Robert C. Morgan
Helen Escobedo.
GABRIEL DE LA MORA
TNTR AA
SOLO SHOW
MARCH 02 – APRIL 13, 2019
NEW YORK
130 ORCHARD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10002
https://www.perrotin.com/exhibitions/gabriel_de_la_mora_-tntr-aa/6618
ZONA MACO. Sección principal / Mexico City / Mexico
06.02.2019 – 10.02.2019
Booth E209
Gabriel de la Mora, Eduardo Terrazas, Helen Escobedo, Julius Heinemann, Edgar Orlaineta, Michael Sailstorfer, Martín Soto Climent, Tercerunquinto, Ištvan Išt Huzjan, Carlos Aguirre, Yoshua Okón, Adrien MIssika, SANGREE
PERROTIN Booth D24 @ Art Basel Miami Beach, 6 – 9 diciembre / december, 2018.
Hans Hartung, Takashi Murakami, Gabriel de la Mora, Paola Pivi, Hernan Bas, Sophie Calle, Lee Bae, Park Seo-Bo, Gregor Hildebrandt, Bernard Frize, Laurent Grasso, Claire Tabouret, entre otros / among others.
PROYECTOSMONCLOVA booth G26 @ Main Section, Art Basel Miami Beach
Gabriel de la Mora, Julius Heinemann, Martin Soto Climent, Michael Sailstorfer, Eduardo Terrazas, Edgar Orlaineta y Tercerunquinto.
6 – 9 diciembre / december, 2018.
Gabriel de la Mora: Inevidencias
24 Abril de 2019 – 24 de Julio de 2019
Casa de México en España
Starting April 25, you have a new appointment with Mexican contemporary art at Casa de México. We inaugurated the exhibition Inevidencias, by Gabriel de la Mora.
This exhibition brings together works from three different series by the Mexican artist Gabriel de la Mora. Being a consequence of each other, these series allow observing the development of the work of an artist who has sought to explore painting, drawing, and sculpture from a radical subversion of the bases and procedures of these disciplines.
At the same time, the exhibition allows us to get closer and know the work processes that the artist performs in his study of Mexico City, characterized by a meticulous and obsessive exploration of the infinite possibilities that iterations and repetitions allow.
https://www.casademexico.es/detalle-evento/5cac9cb441570e76f00fb467
Panel discussion : Gabriel de la Mora and Brett Littman
Saturday March 9, 2019 @ Perrotin New York, 130 Orchard Street NY 10002
Free entrance upon availability, RSVP.
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Gabriel de la Mora: Técnicas y Contextos
Pinacoteca de la Universidad de Colima
Vicente Guerrero 35, Centro 28000, Colima, México.
14 de septiembre al 14 de noviembre de 2018.
Gabriel de la Mora: Crystals of Inevidence / Cristales de Inevidencia
September 7 – October 19, 2017
Sicardi Gallery
