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Gonzalo Lebrijaspacer
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Born in Mexico City, Mexico, 1972
BFA, Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente ITESO, Guadalajara, Mexico 1998
Co-founder and director of Oficina para Proyectos de Arte A.C. (OPA)
Lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010

Travesio Quatro, Madrid, Spain at Pinta London

The Distance Between You and Me, I-20 Gallery, New York

Via, curated by Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), public video screening, Los Angeles, CA.

2009

Art Basel Miami Beach: Art Projects, Miami Beach, FL

Creative Time Presents Emerging Artists: Bestué-Vives, Martha Colburn, and Gonzalo Lebrija, at 44 1/2, Times Square, New York, New York. Oct 1 - 31, 2009

The Distance Between You and Me, I-20 at Mesler & Hug, Los Angeles, CA

2008

Gonzalo Lebrija, Laurent Godin, Paris, France (cat.)

Gonzalo Lebrija, Travesia Cuatro, Madrid, Spain

2007

The Damage is Done, I-20 Gallery, New York

La Nuit Étoilée, Laurent Godin, Paris, France

Columba Livia, Pilar Parra & Romero, Madrid, Spain

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, United Kingdom

2006

Art Nova, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, Florida (I-20). (With Marina Kappos and Eduardo Sarabia)

R75/5 Toaster, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City

Simulacro (in collaboration with Jose Dávila), Casa Taller José Clemente Orozco, Guadalajara, Mexico

El Mundo De Ayer (in collaboration with Jose Davila), Museo experimental Eco, Mexico City

2005

Gonzalo Lebrija, Pynercontreras Gallery, London, UK

Playing High, LABF15 Gallery, Lyon, France

Heroes of War, Veterans Museum and Memorial Center, San Diego, CA

2003

Lights On, I-20 Gallery, New York

2002

15753 Kms., Arena Mexico Arte Contemporaneo, Guadalajara, Mexico

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010

Arena Mexico at Pinta London

Energy Effects, MCA Denver

2009

Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Nova

Nothingness and Being, curated by Shamim M. Momin, La Colección Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico

First Look, curated by Simon Watson and Craig Hensala, House of Campari, Los Angeles.

Videonale 12, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany

2008

The Future is but the Obsolete in Reverse, Galerie Michael Janssen, Cologne, Germany

2007

Viva Mexico!, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland

Trinchera, (curated by Emanuel Tovar), Museo Raúl Anguiano, Guadalajara, Mexico

Jacarta Institute of Art, Jacarta, Indonesia

Art and Science, Monterrey, Mexico

Proyecto Liga, Guadalajara, Mexico

Casa Museo Luis Barragan, Mexico City, Mexico

Conversations, Travesia Cuatro, Madrid Spain

2006

Some Postcards from Mexico, (curated by Carlos Ashida) Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Santiago, Chili

Pasion/Provocation: fotografia & video en la coleccion Teofilo Cohen (curated by Victor Zamudio-Taylor) Centro de la Imagen

Un minuto por favor, La Casa Taller Jose Clemente Orozco, Guadalajara, Mexico

Spanish as a global language, Instituto Cervantes, New York

El Desollado, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China

Business Class, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile

2005

Come Closer, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Gmbh, Berlin, Germany. Isola Art Center, Milan, Italy. Centro Historico, Mexico City, Mexico. Espace Piano Nobile, Geneva, Switzerland, 2006.

La Imagen y lo Invisible, Sala Alcala 31, Madrid, Spain

Soft Machos, Pilar Parra & Romero Galeria de Arte, Madrid, Spain

Eco, Mexico, Museo de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain

INSITE, San Diego, EU

2004

So Far So Close, The Americas Society, New York, NY

La Colmena, Coleccion Jumex, Curada por Guillermo Santamarina, Mexico City, Mexico

Oil, Triangle Project Space, San Antonio, TX

Peau Froide, Institut du Mexique, Paris, France

2003

Paris Photo, Carroussel du Louvre, Paris, France

Arena Mexico, Ramis Barquet Gallery, New York, NY

L'Artiste Portatif, Instituto de MŽxico en Paris, France

Clusterfuck, Latch Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Wasla International Artist Workshop, Sinai, Egypt

Jet Set, Museum of installation, London, UK

Piel Fria, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico

2002

Zebra Crossing, Haus der Kulturen der Welt GmbH, Berlin, Germany

Axis Mexico (Common Objects and Cosmopolitan Actions), San Diego Art Museum, San Diego, CA
National Grant by FONCA (Fondo Nacional paras la Culturas y las Artes), Mexico

7 Dilemas, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico

Intangible, Casa Clavijero, Guadalajara, Mexico

Thinking Local, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX

La Panaderia, The Americas Society, New York, NY

Sauvage, La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico

Leisure Theory, Coleccion Jumex, Curator: Dan Cameron, Mexico

2001

01-800-TV-MEX, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden

Braziers International Artist Workshop, Oxfordshire, UK

Recreo, Galeria Enrique Guerrero, Mexico City, Mexico

Sonido Blanco/Ruido Blanco, Programa Art Center, Mexico City, Mexico

Minutos Chionos, 291 Gallery, Hachney, London, England

2000

Demonstration Room/Ideal House, Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas, Venezuela and Apex art, New York, USA and Antwerpen, Belgium

Propulsion a chorro; Museo de las Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico

America Foto Latino, Museo de las Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico

Fraccionamiento del Terreno/A Piece of the Action, Galeria Emma Molina, Monterrey, Mexico
National Grant by FONCA (Fondo Nacional paras la Culturas y las Artes) Mexico

ArtFrankfurt 2000, Frankfurt, Germany

1999

Un dia despues, (One day after), Museo de las Artes, Guadalajara, Mexico

Television Incidental, Televisa Guadalajara, Channel 4, Guadalajara, Mexico

International Biennal of Photography, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico

En Busca de Un Lugar No Conquistado, (On the search for a place not conquered yet), Ex Teresa Arte Actual, Mexico City, Mexico

Look Look, Espacio 16/16, Guadalajara, Mexico

1998

Incidental, Condominio Guadalajara, Mexico

Squash Tapatio, Grupo incidental, Guadalajara, Mexico

Fotografia Incidental, Grupo Incidental, Guadalajara, Mexico

Domestica, Grupo Incidental, Guadalajara, Mexico

1997

Exposicion de Zanahorias, NAP, Guadalajara, Mexico

Obra Al Piso, Galeria Vallarta, Guadalajara, Mexico

Mercurio, Comunicacion y Dinero, Galeria Vallarta, Guadalajara, Mexico

SELECTED REVIEWS

2010

Magner, Eric, "Top Ten," Angeleno (February 2010): 24-25.

2009

de la Torre, Blanca. “Gonzalo Lebrija,” arte al dia International (no. 127): 103-104.

2007

Retana, Fernanda Reyes. “Gonzalo Lebrija: el artista como director.” Arte Al Limit (September 2007): 98-102.

Villasmil, Alejandra. “Gonzalo Lebrija,” Arte Aldia, (August - September 2007). 120.

Baker, R.C. “Best in Show: Gonzalo Lebrija,” The Village Voice (May 20-June 5, 2007), 55.

Vicente, Anne-Lou, “Expos-Critiques,” Paris Art (May 24, 2007) http://www.paris-art.com/exposition-critique/exposition/4096/galerie-laurent-godingonzalo-lebrija-la-nuit-etoilee.html

“Gonzalo Lebrija, The Damage is Done,” Time Out, New York (May 24-30, 2007) 94.

Jiménez, Carlos, “El video es mayor edad,” El Pais (April 30, 2007) www.elpais.com/articulo/arte/video/mayor/edad/elpepuculbab/20050430elpb

“Modern Art with a Tryst,” Gotham (March, 2007) 228.

2006

D’Arcy, David. “Miami Dispatch” GreenCine Daily (December 14, 2006) http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002891.html

Burnham, Clint. “Territory,” cmagazine.91 (Autumn 2006) 46-47.

Zamudio, Raul. “Cesar Cervantes” Contemporary (May, 2006) issue no. 80. 41.

Vega, Rebeca Pérez. “De “cementerio de derrotas” a Ferrari: Una alegoria reune a 25 artistas” Público Milenio Cultura (April 7, 2006)

2005

Lebrija, Gonzalo and Eduardo Sarabia, “Gone Fishing” Texfield III , (Fall/Winter, 2005) page 1, 30-31.

2004

Silva, Cristian. “Gonzalo Lebrija and Cristian Silva: A Dialogue.” Review 69, Vol. 37, No. 2 (November 2004) Reviewpp. 246 - 252

Lara, Baudelio. “So Far, So Close.” Review 69, Vol. 37, No. 2 (November 2004) pp. 290 - 295

Wolff, Elaine. “Pomp Up the Volume.” San Antonio Currrent, (December 2, 2004)

Johonson. “Art Listings” New York Times, (November 19, 2004).

2003

Herbert, Martin. “Jet Set.” Time Out London, No. 1703 (April 9-16 2003), p. 50

Correard, Stephane. “Les Futures Stars.” Beaux Arts Magazine, No. 234 (November, 2003), pp.138 - 139

de Lambarre, Francois. “Paris Photo.” Match, No. 2843 (2003), p. 40

Cowgill, Erin. “Paris Photo 2003” Artnet, (2004)

Leon de la Barra, Pablo. “The Guad Squad.” Wall Paper, (October 2003) pp. 80 - 81.

2002

Kelly, Bill. “Axis Mexico.” NY Arts, (2003).

Klaasmeyer, Kelly “Crazy World.” Houston Press, (August 1, 2002).

2001

Reilly, Sally. “Braziers International Artists’ Workshop.” Frieze, Tenth Aniversary Issue (November/December 2001) pp. 113, 132.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUES

2008

Paris, France. Gonzalo Lebrija: R75/5 Toaster, Published by Galerie Laurent Godin, 2008.

2007

Madrid, Spain. 100 Latin American Artists, Exit Publications, 2007. Edited by Rosa Olivares.

2006

[Situational] Public>Publico [situacional], 2006. Edited by Osvalso Sanchez and Donna Conwell

2005

Madrid, Spain. Sala Alcala 31, La Imagen y lo Invisible, 2005. Edited by Juan Carlos Rego and Victoria Combalia.

Madrid, Spain. Museo Reina Sofia, Eco, Arte Contemporaneo Mexicano, 2005. Edited by Osvaldo Sanchez and Kevin Powell.

2004

New York. Americas Society. So Far so Close, 2004. Edited by Gabriela Rangel.

2003

Mexico City, Mexico. Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil. Piel Fria, 2003. Edited by Carlos Ashida.

Paris, France. Instituto de Mexico ‡ Paris. L'Artiste Portatif, 2003. Edited by Daniela Franco.

Sinai, Egypt. Wasla Workshop 2003 Sinai, Edited by Mai Abu Eldahab.

2002

Berlin, Germany. Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Zebra Crossing, 2002. Edited by Magali; Arriola.

San Diego, California. San Diego Art Museum. Axis Mexico (Common Objects and Cosmopolitan Actions), 2002. Edited by Betty Sue.

2001

Guadalajara, Mexico. Museo de las Artes, America Foto Latino, 2001. Edited by Carlos Ashida and Enrrique Arce.

1999

Mexico City, Mexico. Centro de la Imagen. 9 International Photography Biennale: Bif Frontera, 1999. Edited by Guillermo Santamarina.

AWARDS

1999-2000

Scholarship for alternative media, FONCA, National Fund for Culture and Arts, Mexico (Title: Zebra Crossing Subtitle: Contemporary Art from Mexico)

1997

Prize for the best video, VII. Muestra de Video ITESO, Guadalajara, Mexico Place best documentary film with the VIII. International Filmfestival in Lima, Peru