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