Courtesy Jan Mot, Bruxelles, White Cube, Londres et Taka Ishii, Tokyo
© Mario García Torres et Mario Lopez Landa
Exhibition
Mario García Torres : "Il aurait bien pu le promettre aussi"
Satellite programme second edition proposed by María Inés Rodríguez
From 20 January to 22 March 2009
Jeu de Paume – Paris
Born in the mid-1970s, Mexican artist Mario García Torres revisits the history of conceptual art. This being a movement that asserted the primacy of the idea over its implementation, sometimes all that remains of conceptual “works” are sketches and documents. Mario García Torres likes to trace the origins of certain pieces in order to question the nature of art and explore a history whose protagonists include John Baldessari, Sol LeWitt and Robert Barry.
Mario García Torres was one of the revelations of the last Venice Biennale.
With the support of the Fondation Nationale des Arts Graphiques,
the SRE (Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores) and the Instituto de Mexico (Paris).
In collaboration with the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts de Paris.
In partnership with Art Press, Evene.fr, Mouvement and Nova.