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Totemic Sculpture
carved red tezontle volcanic stone
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Pedro Reyes (b. 1972)
Mexico

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Pedro Reyes (Mexico City, Mexico, 1972) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans sculpture, architecture, theater, psychology, and activism. Although trained as an architect, he primarily defines himself as a sculptor, even as his artistic output defies categorization. He is widely recognized for projects that address issues such as gun violence, democracy, the environment, and mental health.
Reyes believes that art must offer alternatives and visions of the future, even utopian ones. For him, humor is a powerful tool for disarming resistance and engaging with difficult topics, serving as a bridge between critique and imagination.
Solo exhibitions include Amnesia Atómica, Museo Anahuacalli, Mexico City (2024); Direct Action, SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico (2023); Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey, Monterrey (2022); Escultura Social, MARCO, Mexico (2022); Pedro Reyes, Luisa Strina, São Paulo (2021); Return to Sender, Museum Tinguely, Basel (2020); Glyptotek, Lisson Gallery, London (2018); Recent Works, Luisa Strina, São Paulo (2017); Doomocracy, Creative Time, New York (2016); Domingo Salvaje, La Tallera/SAPS, Cuernavaca (2016); For Future Reference, Dallas Contemporary (2016); pUN: The People’s United Nations, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2015); Sanatorium, The Power Plant, Toronto (2014).
His work is part of numerous public and private collections, including: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Colección Jumex, Mexico City; ICA Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco; Bronx Museum, New York; Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh; La Tallera/SAPS, Cuernavaca; MAXXI, Rome; MAC/VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine; Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City; MUAC, Mexico City; MFA, Boston; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.

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