Following this process lasting three months, Orozco had the Dark Wave skeleton completely covered with dynamic graphite drawings. The skeleton, suspended by steel cables, is reminiscent of an enormous mobile and offers visitors to the Kunsthaus the unique opportunity to encounter an enormous giant of the ocean at eye level. In this work, Gabriel Orozco has demonstrated the elementary power of nature, whilst also referencing ancient myths and biblical narratives.

A further highpoint of the Bregenz exhibition is a new work by Orozco that cites one of his best-known earlier works in a modified version. With this startling conceptual gesture the artist not only questions his own reception – he at the same time puts the current validity of his already twenty-year oeuvre to the test.

By including a number of his earlier works in his Bregenz exhibition, Orozco anchors his new works in his own history, allowing viewers to engage more deeply with his characteristic practice of spanning all genres and media.

Born in 1962 in Xalapa in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and living today in New York, Paris, and Mexico City, Gabriel Orozco is one of the best-known international artists of his generation.

Until 6 October 2013
Gabriel Orozco. Natural Motion
Karl-Tizian-Platz 45, Bregenz
Austria