Jul 15–Sep 2, 2016

Gabriel de la Mora: Sound Inscriptions on Fabric

Gabriel de la Mora is best known for constructing visual works from found, discarded, and obsolete objects, such as eggshells and shoe soles. De la Mora describes these objects, which have outlived their usefulness, as caches for historical information about everyday life. In his exhibition at The Drawing Center, De la Mora will present an installation of fifty-five pairs of found speaker screens. Each screen is imprinted with an inscription created by the dust and air that circulated through the speaker during its life, recording the cadence of countless voices, advertisements, news broadcasts, soap operas, football games, and music, as well as noise, interference, and silence.

Curated by Brett Littman, Executive Director.

Exhibition Materials

Gabriel de la Mora, B-189, 2015. Vintage radio speaker fabric. 17 3/8 12 5/8 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

Press Release: Gabriel de la Mora

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Credits

Gabriel de la Mora: Sound Inscriptions on Fabric is made possible by the support of Sofía Anaya and Rogelio López, José Antonio García Ocejo, Cecilia Anaya and Enrique Gámez, Verónica Anaya, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, and Jack and Anne Moriniere. Additional support is provided by the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) with the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York and the Consulate General of Mexico in New York (SRE).

Special thanks to Timothy Taylor, London, and Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City.

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Jul 15–Sep 2, 2016

Gabriel de la Mora: Sound Inscriptions on Fabric

Exhibition Materials

Press Release: Gabriel de la Mora

Credits

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Aug 4, 2016

Thessia Machado and Ranjit Bhatnagar: Performance

Jul 16, 2016

Walkthrough: Gabriel de la Mora: Sound Inscriptions on Fabric

Jul 14, 2016

Opening Reception: Gabriel de la Mora: Sound Inscriptions on Fabric and Open Sessions 7