Abraham Cruzvillegas

Abraham Cruzvillegas is one of the most notable conceptual artists of his generation to come out of the vibrant art scene in Mexico. Over the past 10 years, Cruzvillegas has developed a riveting body of work that investigates what he calls "autoconstrucción," or self-construction.

Informed by the sociopolitical context of Latin America, Cruzvillegas has garnered attention for his dynamic assemblage sculptures made of found objects. Interested in improvised building materials and techniques, he roots his sculptural practice within the urban landscape of his childhood home in Ajusco, a district in the south of Mexico City. To this day, Ajusco’s landscape of volcanic rock remains a work in process: structures are in a constant state of transformation, with additions made according to the dictates of necessity and the availability of materials. This way of constructing has become the basis of Cruzvillegas’s own thinking and methodology, while operating as a rich metaphor for the articulation of individual identity and place.

Featuring 30 to 35 individual sculptures and installations, along with his recent experiments in video, film, and performance, Abraham Cruzvillegas: The Autoconstrucción Suites at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is the first major museum exhibition to shed light on the artist’s unique vision and multifaceted practice.

Cruzvillegas is represented by Kurimanzutto in Mexico City.