Abraham Cruzvillegas

Abraham Cruzvillegas was born in Mexico City in 1968, he lives and works in Paris and Mexico City. In 2012, Cruzvillegas was the 5th laureate of the Yanghyun Prize; in 2006 he received the Prix Altadis d’ arts plastiques. He has widely internationally, with selected solo exhibitions including: The Ballad of etc., The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago IL (2019); Hi, how are you, Gonzo?, The Contemporary Austin, Austin TX [Travelling to: Aspen Art Museum, Aspen CO] (2019); Autorreconstrucción: Social Tissue, Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland (2018); Sensory Spaces 12: Abraham Cruzvillegas, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2017); The Water Trilogy 2: Autodefensión Microtonal Obrera Campesina Estudiantil Metabolista Descalza, Ginza Maison Hermès: Le Forum, Tokyo (2017); Autoconstriction approximante vibrante rétroflexe, Carré d’Art, Nîmes, France (2016); Empty Lot, Tate Modern, London, England (2015). 

Cruzvillegas has also exhibited widely at multiple biennials including: Biennale d’Architecture d’Orléans. FRAC - Centre Val de Loire, Orleans, Francia (2019); Honolulu Biennial 2019: TO MAKE WRONG / RIGHT / NOW; 21st Biennale of Sydney, Australia (2018); X Bienal de Nicaragua - Fundación Ortíz Gurdián, Managua (2016); Sharjah Biennial 12, UAE (2015); 12 Bienal de la Habana, Cuba (2015); 9th Shanghai Biennale, China (2012); dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, Germany (2012); 12. Istanbul Bienali, Turkey (2011); 6th SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul, South Korea (2010); 10 Bienal de la Habana, Cuba (2009); 54th Venice Biennial (2003).