Pedro Reyes

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Pedro Reyes b. 1972, Mexico City. Lives and works
in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
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Pedro Reyes studied architecture at the
Ibero-American University (UIA) in Mexico City.
He works in sculpture, architecture, video,
performance, and assemblage.
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Artistic influences
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Joseph Beuys(1921-1986, Germany)
Infiltration for Piano, 1966 / The Skin,
1984 Piano, felt, leather, variable dimensions
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Augusto Boal(1931-2009, Brazil)
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Assemblage and Repurposing
Robert Rauschenberg(1925-2008, USA)
Robert Rauschenberg, Monogram, 1955-1959 Freestand
ing combine, 106.6 x 160.6 x 163.8 cm
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Salvador Dalí(1904-1989, Spain)
Salvador Dalí, Aphrodisiac Telephone,
1938 Sculpture, 8 ¼ x 12 ¼ x 6 ½
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Social sculpture INSTALLATION
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La Torre de los Vientos, 2000
Torre de los Vientos, 2000 Structure with edible
plants
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Capulas, 2009-2010
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Palas por Pistolas / Shovels from Pistols, 2008
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Repurposing Assemblage
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Installation view of Disarm (Mechanized), with
Bidoun Library in the background
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Imagine Series, 201250 musical instruments made
from recycled metal
Disarm (Double Psaltery)
Violin I
Drum
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Video performance
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Imagine, 2012
Making and Playing
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Pharmasphere by Pedro ReyesA one-act forum
play, a theatrical improvisation with
studentsthat examines societys relationship
with drugs (both legal and illegal).
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2013