ANTONY GORMLEY, MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO, MONTERREY, MEXICO, 2008 - 2009
21 November 2008 - 19 April 2009
This was a major solo exhibition of work by Antony Gormley, including installations of AMERICAN FIELD (1991), BREATHING ROOM I (2006), ALLOTMENT III (2008) and FIRMAMENT II (2008), alongside a selection of sculptures, drawings and prints. The exhibition toured to Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso in Mexico City, opening on 20 August 2009.
CLOSE I, 1992
Lead, fibreglass, plaster and air
25 x 192 x 186 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
CLOSE I, 1992
Lead, fibreglass, plaster and air
25 x 192 x 186 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
YOU, 2005
Cast iron
193 x 48.5 x 37 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ALLOTMENT III, 2008
Reinforced concrete
300 life-size elements derived from the dimensions of local inhabitants of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ALLOTMENT III, 2008
Reinforced concrete
300 life-size elements derived from the dimensions of local inhabitants of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ALLOTMENT III, 2008
Reinforced concrete
300 life-size elements derived from the dimensions of local inhabitants of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ALLOTMENT III, 2008; LOST DOG I, 2002; BODIES IN SPACE V, 2001
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
BODIES IN SPACE V, 2001
Forged ball bearings
200 x 106 x 70 cm
LOST DOG I, 2002
Forged ball bearings
43 x 62 x 21 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
BODIES IN SPACE V, 2001
Forged ball bearings
200 x 106 x 70 cm
LOST DOG I, 2002
Forged ball bearings
43 x 62 x 21 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
BREAD ROOM, 2008
Bread and wax
946 x 1102 x 493 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
BREAD ROOM, 2008
Bread and wax
946 x 1102 x 493 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
BREAD ROOM, 2008
Bread and wax
946 x 1102 x 493 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
AMERICAN FIELD, 1991
Terracotta
Variable size: approx. 35,000 elements, each 8-26 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
AMERICAN FIELD, 1991
Terracotta
Variable size: approx. 35,000 elements, each 8-26 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
AMERICAN FIELD, 1991
Terracotta
Variable size: approx. 35,000 elements, each 8-26 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
AMERICAN FIELD, 1991
Terracotta
Variable size: approx. 35,000 elements, each 8-26 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
DOMAIN LXV, 2008; DOMAIN LXVI, 2008; DOMAIN LXVII, 2008
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
DRIFT I, 2007
3 mm square section stainless steel bar
190 x 270 x 170 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
DRIFT I, 2007
3 mm square section stainless steel bar
190 x 270 x 170 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2008
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2008
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
BEARING LIGHT I - XII, 1990
Woodblock print
Dimensions variable
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2008
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
COTCH IV, 2008
Variable mild steel blocks
83 x 75 x 72 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
DISTILLATE II, 2003
Variable mild steel blocks
29.5 x 200 x 22.8 cm
SUBLIMATE III, 2004
Variable mild steel blocks
194 x 55 x 32 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
FERMENT, 2007
2 mm square section stainless steel bar
283 x 177 x 192 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
LEARNING TO THINK, 1991, 2009
Lead, fibreglass and air
173 x 56 x 31 cm (5 bodyforms)
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
SEEDS VI, 2008
Lead
Unit size: 3.5 x 1.1 cm diam
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
LEARNING TO THINK, 1991
Lead, fibreglass and air
173 x 56 x 31 cm (5 bodyforms)
SEEDS VI, 2008
Lead
Unit size: 3.5 x 1.1 cm diam
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2008
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2008
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
ANTONY GORMLEY, 2008
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
BREATHING ROOM I, 2006
25 x 25 mm aluminium tube, Phosphor H15 and plastic spigots
500 x 1000 x 780 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
BREATHING ROOM I, 2006
25 x 25 mm aluminium tube, Phosphor H15 and plastic spigots
500 x 1000 x 780 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
YOU, 2005
Cast iron
193 x 48.5 x 37 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
FERMENT, 2007
2 mm square section stainless steel bar
283 x 177 x 192 cm
LEARNING TO THINK, 1991
Lead, fibreglass and air
173 x 56 x 31 cm (5 bodyforms)
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
FIRMAMENT II, 2008
32 mm square section mild steel tube and 40 mm diameter mild steel spheres
1070 x 1100 x 810 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
FIRMAMENT II, 2008
32 mm square section mild steel tube and 40 mm diameter mild steel spheres
1070 x 1100 x 810 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
TOUCH, 2007
3 mm square section stainless steel bar
300 x 160 x 150 cm
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
REFLECTION II, 2008
Cast iron
191 x 68 x 37 cm (2 bodyforms)
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
REFLECTION II, 2008
Cast iron
191 x 68 x 37 cm (2 bodyforms)
Installation view, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico, 2008
Photograph by Roberto Ortiz
Exhibition publication
Press Release