Gabriel Kuri (born 1970, Mexico City) lives and works in Mexico City and Brussels. His lyrical sculptures incorporate common, often utilitarian, materials in an investigation of form and meaning. Exhibitions include
Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL;
Ironie der Objekte, Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bozen, Italy (2007);
Brighton Photo Biennial, Brighton, England (2006);
Monuments to the USA, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA (2005);
State of Play, Serpentine Gallery, London (2004);
Elephant Juice ( o sexo entre amigos), kurimanzutto, Mexico City;
Interventions, MuHKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp;
Living with Duchamp, Tang Museum at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY;
the 50th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale (2003);
Mexico City: An Exhibition about the Exchange Rates of Bodies and Values, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island, NY (2002);
Dedalic Convention, Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna; and the
1st Tirana Biennale, Tirana, Albania (2001). Kuri received his MA from Goldsmiths College in London and is represented by
Galleria Franco Noero, in Turin, Italy and
kurimanzutto in Mexico City.