MARIO GARCÍA TORRES A HISTORY OF INFLUENCE
In the organizer's words:
The starting point for many of the works of Mario García Torres, who was born in Monclova in 1975 and now lives in Mexico City, are the works and the essence of historical artists, in particular representatives of conceptual art, Arte Povera or institutional critique. Using various media such as film, slide projection, photography, sound, text, sculpture and painting, he analyzes artistic material - works, documents, attitudes, strategies and myths - in order to create new histories and stories. In this way, García Torres succeeds in opening up unusual perspectives on the past and questioning supposedly universal truths. His works are often imbued with a subtle, astute sense of humor.
With A History of Influence , the Fridericianum is presenting Mario García Torres' first institutional solo exhibition in Germany. It shows works from all of the artist's creative periods and thus offers a far-reaching insight into his work.
García Torres' institutional solo exhibitions include, among others those at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (2007), the Kunsthalle Zürich (2008), the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco (2009), the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (2009), the Galerie Nationale de Jeu de Paume in Paris (2009), the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid (2010), the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina in Naples (2013), the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (2014), at the Pérez Art Museum in Miami (2014), at the Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth (2015), at the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City (2016), at the TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary in Vienna (2016), at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis (2018), at the Wiels Center for Contemporary Art in Brussels (2019), at the Museo Jumex in Mexico City (2020), at the MARCO Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (2021), and at the Arte Abierto in Mexico City (2024). He was represented at documenta 13 in 2012.
The exhibition's media partner is Monopol Magazin für Kunst und Leben.
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Adults 6 euros reduced 4 euros Students and trainees 2 euros Free admission on Wednesdays, children and young people up to 18 years, school classes, students with Kulturticket
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