Gabriel Orozco
Ex-Papaya

Ex-Papaya

© Gabriel Orozco

Ex-Papaya
Ex-Papaya
ArtistMexican, born 1962
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ex-Papaya
Date1993–2000
MediumSilver dye bleach print
DimensionsImage (at open): 12 × 18 5/16 in. (30.5 × 46.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 20 1/4 × 25 3/16 × 15/16 in. (51.4 × 64 × 2.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of John A. MacMahon
Object number2020.465
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Gabrielle Orozco’s work is difficult to categorize as it easily moves between photography, sculpture, and installation. In the artist’s hands, the camera is a tool to document his ephemeral sculptures and the unexpected beauty of found objects. Ex-Papaya is presented within the tight confines of a wooden box, highlighting the thin strips of papaya, hard lines of melon, and the circular sweetness of the seeds within. Orozco’s work invites the viewer to reconsider the beauty and artistry of the most humble elements.


Provenance[Marian Goodman Gallery, New York]; Private collection, 2001; [Sotheby's, March 2, 2018]; John A. MacMahon, Los Angeles; given to MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed, titled, dated 1993-2000 and numbered 4/5 on the verso

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