Damián Ortega
Multidisciplinary Mexican artist (born 1967)
About Damián Ortega
Born 1967. Damián Ortega is a Mexican sculptor, photographer, draftsperson, installation artwork, performance artist and artist.
Damián Ortega (born July 1967) is a Mexican visual artist, known for his contemporary sculpture, installation art, and mixed-media art. He lives in Mexico City and Berlin. His father is actor and filmmaker Héctor Ortega Gómez, and his mother is María Asunción Stoupignan.
Career One of Ortega's most well-known works is "Cosmic Thing" (2002), a large-scale installation composed of a disassembled Volkswagen Beetle suspended from the ceiling, with each part hanging individually in space.
Honors and awards
Hugo Boss Prize, 2007 (nominated) Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, 2014 Inaugural recipient of the Ezratti Family Prize for sculpture at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami. 2023 Zurich Art Prize
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Multidisciplinary Mexican artist (born 1967)
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Damián Ortega was born in 1967 in Mexico City.
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Damián Ortega is a sculptor, photographer, draftsperson, installation artwork, performance artist and artist.
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