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ART & DESIGN
Mauricio LimÓn
Mauricio Limón, born in Mexico City in itself and the people who inhabit it, as well
1979, is a renowned interdisciplinary artist as colored by his perceptions of the light and
who moves fluently and in spontaneous ways ambience of the place. The main hallway’s art
between different techniques. piece is titled “Skyspace. Tropical Cover”.
The narrative line in his work directs the Another piece, titled “James Turrel Cover,” was
spectator though the vast world of the inspired by the famous American artist, James
imagination. Stories and desires are captured Turrel.
in vivid pictorial works and notebooks as a The artist's work has been exhibited in
testimony of his experiences. On the other prestigious international spaces such as the
hand, the installations and video projects he has Museo de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid and the
carried out are congruent with his permanent Pompidou Centre in Paris. In Mexico City his
intention to share with the observer sensations, work has been shown at the Museo de Arte
shapes and feelings. Carrillo Gil, the Museo de Arte Moderno, the
For the “Artists in Residence Program” at the Galería Arena México, and Tepito’s subway
Hotel El Ganzo at Puerto Los Cabos, Mauricio station, among other venues.
created an art that is both inspired by the hotel
Photo by: Mauricio Limón
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