In 2025, Mexico City’s Museo Jumex will be transformed into a dynamic space that not only connects artists’ early creations with their most recent projects, but also explores the interaction between art and everyday objects.
One of the most anticipated exhibitions is that of Gabriel Orozco, the celebrated Mexican artist who has challenged traditional art boundaries with his unique approach. Orozco is recognized for his ability to transform everyday objects into striking artistic expressions, and his work invites viewers to rethink how we interact with the commonplace.
The exhibition, titled “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional,” will be presented at the Museo Jumex and promises to offer an immersive experience into his creative world. His work, always intriguing and conceptual, focuses on the exploration of space, time, and the nature of objects.
Don’t miss this opportunity. Here are the dates and everything you need to know about the new exhibition: “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional” at the Museo Jumex.
Who is Gabriel Orozco?
Gabriel Orozco, born in 1962 in Jalapa, Veracruz, grew up in an artistic environment, influenced by his father, muralist Mario Orozco Rivera, and his mother, Cristina Félix Romandía. In 1966, his family moved to Mexico City, where Orozco was immersed in a progressive cultural environment. His training included studies at the National School of Plastic Arts at UNAM and the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
In the late 1980s, Orozco rejected the prevailing artistic movements, seeking new paths. He founded El Taller de los Viernes, a collaborative space with young artists such as Abraham Cruzvillegas and Damián Ortega. In his early years, he combined his interest in the everyday with interventions in public spaces. In 1987, he participated in the installation “Shoring for Our Modern Ruins” following the 1985 earthquake, and in 1989 he co-curated the exhibition “A propósito,” a milestone in installation art in Mexico.
His work gained international prominence in the early 1990s, with iconic pieces such as “Home Run” at MoMA and his participation in the 1993 Venice Biennale with an empty shoebox. Throughout his career, Orozco has integrated sculpture, found objects, and architecture into large-scale projects, such as “Mobile Matrix” at the Vasconcelos Library and “Asterisms” at the Guggenheim. More recently, he led the master plan for the revitalization of Chapultepec Park, between 2019 and 2024.
To date, 53 books exploring Orozco’s work have been published. Of these, 35 are monographs created specifically for his exhibitions at renowned museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Museo Tamayo and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, MoMA in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Tate Modern in London.
If you’re interested in delving deeper into the artist’s thinking, you can check out Written Matter, a publication that brings together texts taken directly from his workbooks, offering an intimate and reflective look at his creative process.
Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional. Museo Jumex & Rizzoli Electa, 2025
Working Tables. Marian Goodman Gallery, 2024
Spacetime. Marian Goodman Gallery, 2024
Diario de Plantas–Tokyo, Acapulco. Zolo Press, 2023
The Orozco Garden at the South London Gallery. South London Gallery, 2021
An Island Is a Circle. Marian Goodman Gallery & Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, 2020
Written Matter: Work Notebooks, 1992–2012. The MIT Press & Koenig Books, 2020
OROXXO. Kurimanzutto & Koenig Books, 2018
Suisai. White Cube, 2017
Night Orbit. Aspen Art Museum, 2017
Cahiers d’Art revue 2016–2017. Editions Cahiers d’Art, 2017
Fleurs Fantômes. Domaine Régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire & Grappa Studio, 2016
Rotating Objects. Marian Goodman Gallery, 2016
Visible Labor. Rat Hole Gallery, 2016
Inner Cycles. Museum of Contemporary Art, 2015
Mexico in Words: Selected by Gabriel Orozco. The Fruitmarket Gallery, 2015
Texts on the work of Gabriel Orozco (expanded edition 1993–2013). Conaculta & Editorial Turner, 2015
NaturalMotion. Kunsthaus Bregenz & Moderna Museet, 2014
Written matter: workbooks, 1992–2012. Era Editions, 2014
Thinking in Circles. The Fruitmarket Gallery, 2013
Obituaries. Walther König, 2013
Asterisms, Gabriel Orozco. Guggenheim, 2012
Gabriel Orozco. Tate Modern, 2011
Corplicates and Particles. Marian Goodman Gallery, 2011
October Files. The MIT Press, 2009
Gabriel Orozco. Museum of Modern Art, Kunstmuseum Basel, Center Pompidou & Tate Modern, 2009
Photogravity. Alias Editorial, 2009
Gabriel Orozco (Supercontemporary). Mondadori Electa, 2008
The Samurai Tree Invariants. Walther König Book Handling Publishing, 2006
Samurai’s Tree Invariant. Walther König Book Handling Publishing, 2006
Gabriel Orozco. Turner & Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, 2006
Gabriel Orozco. Jay Jopling & White Cube, 2006
Texts on the work of Gabriel Orozco. Conaculta & Turner Publicaciones S.L., 2005
Gabriel Orozco. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2005
Gabriel Orozco at Villa Iris: Workshop and Exhibition. Marcelino Botín Foundation, 2005
Gabriel Orozco. Serpentine Gallery & Walther König Book Handling Publishing, 2004
Photographs. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden & Steidl Publishers, 2004
Work 1992–2002. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2004
Gabriel Orozco. CAV Center of Visual Arts, 2003
Of Games, The Infinite and Worlds: The Work of Gabriel Orozco. The Douglas Hyde Gallery & Merz, 2003
Printed powder. Edition Jacob Samuel, 2002
From Green Glass to Airplane Recordings. Artimo Foundation & Stedelijk Museum, 2001
The bird for beginners. MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, 2000
Gabriel Orozco. MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, Tamayo Museum
& Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey, 2000
Chacahua. Portikus, 1999
Photogravity. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1999
Clinton is Innocent. Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1998
Empty Club. Artangel, 1998
Gabriel Orozco. Kunsthalle Zürich, 1996
Triumph of freedom No. 18, Tlalpan, C.P. 14000. Oktagon Verlag, 1995
Migrateurs. ARC, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1995
Gabriel Orozco. The Kanaal Art Foundation & La Vaca Independiente, 1993
Visit the exhibition Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional
The exhibition’s curator, Briony Fer, has this to say about “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional”:
“Looking at his entire body of work, you can see how many of the interests he developed as a young artist continue to motivate his practice today. For example, from the very beginning, he was interested in games, both real and imaginary, especially in the precarious relationship between the rules of the game and the effects of chance. The question of what it means to make a move in an example—and to imagine art as a series of movements or plays that will lead in unpredictable directions—continues to drive his work,” Briony explained.
The exhibition on the artist Gabriel Orozco will be at the Museo Jumex from Saturday, February 1, to Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Who are you going to invite?
Where is the Museo Jumex in Mexico City and what is the admission fee?
To enjoy Gabriel Orozco’s exhibition, we recommend visiting the Museo Jumex, located in Mexico City. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM, and Saturdays from 10 AM to 7 PM. The address is Blvd. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Granada, Miguel Hidalgo.
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