DAMIÁN ORTEGA
b. 1967, MexicoDamián Ortega’s work traces economic and material exchange and, in particular, how regional culture affects commodity consumption. His practice investigates the materiality of structures and objects and how the cultural, political, and socio- economic implications of manufactured and natural constructions impact humankind.
Damián Ortega lives and works in Mexico City. He has had solo exhibitions at notable international venues including: Garage Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow, 2018); The Fruitmarket Gallery (Edinburgh, 2016); Palacio de Cristal (Madrid, 2016); MAM (Rio de Janeiro, 2016); HangarBicocca (Milan, 2015); Museo Jumex (Mexico City, 2014); the Barbican (London, 2010); ICA (Boston, 2009); and Centre Pompidou (Paris, 2008).
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