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ArtFebruary 2010 Exhibition note by Mario Naves On "Gabriel Orozco" at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Necessity, as the old adage has it, is the mother of invention. It can also be the engine of dubious theorizing. Take, for example, the work of the Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco, currently the subject of a mid-career retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Or, rather, read the accompanying wall texts and catalogue, without which the casual viewer will be baffled by the sundry o ... This article is available to subscribers and for individual purchaseSubscribe to TNC (Print and Online editions) Subscribe to TNC (Online only) This article originally appeared in The New Criterion, Volume 28 February 2010, on page 46 Copyright © 2012 The New Criterion | www.newcriterion.com http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Exhibition-note-4391
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