Temporary Storage: The belongings of Juan Manuel Montes

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Artist Camilo Ontiveros(Mexican, born 1978)Mexican, born 1978

CultureMexican

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Temporary Storage: The belongings of Juan Manuel Montes

Date2009/2017

MediumPersonal belongings of Juan Manuel Montes, rope, metal saw horse, aluminum base, and wood

DimensionsOverall: 144 × 48 × 48 in. (365.8 × 121.9 × 121.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2017 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction

Object number2018.136

Non exposé

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceThe artist, Los Angeles; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition HistoryOntiveros produced the first version of Temporary Storage with his own belongings for the artist's 2009 thesis exhibition at UCLA. He then reimagined the work with Juan Manuel Montes's belongings specifically for Home:
"Home—So Different, So Appealing," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 11–October 15, 2017; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 17, 2017–January 21, 2018.

"When Home Won't Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art," Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, October 23, 2019–January 26, 2020; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, February 22–August 23, 2020.
Published References Agsarian, Roxana. “Houston Art Exhibit Explores How for Immigrants, Home is ‘a Moving Target.’” Texas Observer 28 November 2017. Web https://www.texasobserver.org/houston-art-exhibit-explores-how-for-immigrants-home-is-a-moving-target/ Noriega, Chon, Mari Carmen Ramírez, and Pilar Thompkins Rivas. Home—So Different, So Appealing, Los Angeles: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press, 2017. Miranda, Carolina A. “How Artist Camilo Ontiveros Acquired the Belongings of a DACA Deportee and What He Did with Them.” Los Angeles Times 15 September 2017. Web. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/94658027-132.html Cotter, Holland. “A Head-Spinning, Hope-Inspiring Showcase of Art.” The New York Times 22 September 2017: C15. Plagens, Peter. “Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Review: Mirror of a Kaleidoscopic Culture.” The Wall Street Journal 15 September 2017. Web. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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