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ART & DESIGN
Photos by: Courtesy of Kurimanzutto
Gabriel kuri
Gabriel Kuri (b.1970, Mexico City) within the folds of a packing blanket painted In addition, Kuri´s work will be included in
lives and works in Los Angeles. in bright primary colors, and subtly grouped the UCLA Hammer Museum’s biennial Made
His conceptual expression utilizes to represent banking and credit institutions in L.A. 2014.
readymade and found materials and explores trademark colors, while appearing as if they Kuri’s work is included in significant permanent
their relationship to society and culture. could topple over at any given moment. collections including the Tate Modern,
His recent body of work highlights excessive Recent solo exhibitions include All probability Centre Pompidou, The Chicago Museum of
consumerism, temporality and post-modern Resolves Into Form at The Common Guild, Contemporary Art, and Museo Jumex.
culture in the face of the mundane. One example Glasgow, Scotland and Gabriel Kuri at LA´s
is a composition of metal discs held in place Regen Projects.
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