Installation view of the exhibition Gabriel Orozco: Politecnico Nacional.
Museo Jumex, 2025.Photo: Gerardo Landa & Eduardo Lopez (GLR Estudio).
For over 40 years, Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco has defied what it means to create art.
Installation view of the exhibition “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional.” Museo Jumex, 2025.Photo: Gerardo Landa & Eduardo López (GLR Estudio).
The museum-wide exhibition features 300 objects.
In the process, he unsettles what we think we know about the world.
Gabriel Orozco: Politecnico Nacionalis currently on view through August 3, 2025 at Museo Jumex in Mexico City.
Gabriel OrozcoLa DS (Cornaline), 2013Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris/Los Angeles
To learn more, visitMuseo Jumex’s website.
Instead, he defines it as a compilation.
Rather than being ordered chronologically, the pieces are displayed based on the artists themes and musings.
Gabriel OrozcoUntitled (Airline Ticket), 2001La Colección Jumex, Mexico Photo: John Berens
Installation view of the exhibition “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional.” Museo Jumex, 2025.Photo: Gerardo Landa & Eduardo López (GLR Estudio).
Gabriel OrozcoFour Bicycles (There is Always One Direction),1994Photo: Tom PowelCourtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris/Los Angeles
Installation view of the exhibition “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional.” Museo Jumex, 2025.Photo: Gerardo Landa & Eduardo López (GLR Estudio).
Gabriel OrozcoBalones acelerados, 2005 Colección Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, DiGAV, UNAM
Installation view of the exhibition “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional.” Museo Jumex, 2025.Photo: Gerardo Landa & Eduardo López (GLR Estudio).
Gabriel OrozcoÁrbol nuevo, 2006Colección Isabel y Agustín Coppel
Installation view of the exhibition “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional.” Museo Jumex, 2025.Photo: Gerardo Landa & Eduardo López (GLR Estudio).
Gabriel Orozco“El jardín del mundo,” 1998Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York/Paris/Los Angeles
Installation view of the exhibition “Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional.” Museo Jumex, 2025.Photo: Gerardo Landa & Eduardo López (GLR Estudio).
Gabriel OrozcoWorking Table, (Tokyo), 2015-2023Jenny Yeh, Winsing Arts FoundationInstallation at Jenny Yeh, Winsing Art Place in Taipei in 2024