until 8 Sep 2007
White Cube, Hoxton Square
Left; ©Damián Ortega Project for Social Housing 2007Clay bricks, cement, silicone and steel. Dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and White Cube. Photo: Stephen White
Following last November's remarkable Gabriel Orozco exhibition Twelve Paintings and a Drawing (at the Mason's Yard space), featuring the gigantic work Dark Wave, fellow Mexican (Berlin-based) artist Damián Ortega's Nine Types of Terrain has opened at the Hoxton Square space.
According to the gallery: 'Damián Ortega often takes everyday materials - anything from car parts and furniture to light bulbs and toys - and channels them into objects of cultural, social and political import. His work maintains a determinedly hand-made appearance with an appreciation of linguistic nuance, in part a consequence of his early career as a political cartoonist. Ortega is interested in the meaning of materials and the relationship between object and action, as seen in works such as Nine Types of Terrain. Taking the form of nine short 16mm film projections presented in the ground floor gallery, this work references 'The Art of War', the 6th BC treatise by Chinese militarist Sun Tzu.'
Also featured is another work Project for Social Housing . Looks like a must-see.
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