Gabriel Orozco
born 1962

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Gabriel Orozco (born April 27, 1962) is a Mexican artist. He gained his reputation in the early 1990s with his exploration of drawing, photography, sculpture and installation. In 1998, Francesco Bonami called Orozco "one of the most influential artists of this decade, and probably the next one too."
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Read full Wikipedia entryThe mexican artist is renowned for his endless experimentation with found objects
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