Inner Cycles

Gabriel Orozco’s first exhibition in Japan shows the fascination of his art through works past and present, from his well-known La DS to his newest creations.

Gabriel Orozco, <i>Untitled</i>, 2001 Gouache on paper. Collection:Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo

Orozco finds objects discarded on the street or discovers beautiful shapes in mundane contexts and, by slightly altering them, transforms them into artworks.

His new readings of things – reminiscent of the Japanese garden’s use of rocks and sand to evoke flowing water – offer viewers the enjoyment of pondering and deciphering his works.

Gabriel Orozco, <i>Ping-Pond Table</i>, 1998, deformed ping-pong tables, ping-pong rackets, ball,water tank, pump filter, water lilies, H76.7 × W424.5 × D424.5cm. Collection: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa — **Top**: Gabriel Orozco, *Untitled*, 2001 Gouache on paper. Collection:Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo. **Above**: Gabriel Orozco, *Ping-Pond Table*, 1998, deformed ping-pong tables, ping-pong rackets, ball,water tank, pump filter, water lilies, H76.7 × W424.5 × D424.5cm. Collection: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa

Orozco’s universal sculptures, purified of regional or political character, and his photographs that appear like ordinary snapshots are indispensable to any discussion of ‘90s contemporary art. They are also artworks exerting a profound influence on young artists currently active in Japan.

In Orozco’s view, all things in this world, natural or man-made, carry in them the time of their continual movement and transformation. Coming together, they separate again in endlessly reoccurring cycles. All things in the universe are in flux.