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Adrián Villar Rojas

Using clay and concrete, Adrián Villar Rojas’s sculptures and installations draw on the history of Minimalist sculpture and Modernist architecture, creating works that refer back to classical antiquity and forward towards a future archaeology. In his 2013 installation for MoMA PS1, La inocencia de los animales (“The Innocence of Animals”), Villar Rojas built a large, amphitheater-like riser indoors as well as several smaller works that appear to be invading the space. The cracked and crumbling surface is reminiscent of Roman ruins and late 20th century earthworks.


Villar Rojas has been exhibiting worldwide since 2003, including shows at the Louvre, Argentina’s Bahía Blanca Bienal, and the Akademie der Künste in Berlin

Born 1980
Hometown Rosario, Argentina

Articles

In Conversation: Adrián Villar Rojas and Hans Ulrich Obrist
In Conversation: Adrián Villar Rojas and Hans Ulrich Obrist

You probably know about the giant whale in the forest and the rebellious dinner party on The Met rooftop, but there's so much more to know about this important Argentinian artist. Let the curator's questions guide you through his work

From artists like David Hockney, Louise Bourgeois, Carolee Schnee
From artists like David Hockney, Louise Bourgeois, Carolee Schnee

From artists like David Hockney, Louise Bourgeois, Carolee Schneemann, and Mark Bradford, here are the Fall's most exciting museum shows to look forward to.

Sarah Sze on Inventing a New Mode for Sculpture
Sarah Sze on Inventing a New Mode for Sculpture

The celebrated American artist gives a fascinating and in-depth interview to curator Okwui Enwezor in this excerpt from her just-released Phaidon Contemporary Artist Series monograph.

9 Oversized Sculptures You Need to Know Now
9 Oversized Sculptures You Need to Know Now

These works, excerpted from Phaidon’s The Art Book, The 21st-Century Art Book and 30,000 Years of Art, show artists blowing up everyday items to monumental proportions.

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