Gabriel Sierra (born 1975) is a Colombian contemporary artist. His work combines aspects of fine art, design, and architecture. Sierra lives in the capital city of

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

Biography

Gabriel Sierra was born in 1975 in

San Juan Nepomuceno, Bolívar San Juan Nepomuceno is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia. It is named after Saint John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) ( cs, Jan Nepomucký; german: Johannes Nepomuk; la, Ioannes N ...

, Columbia. Sierra received a degree in industrial design in 2000 from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (). Much of Sierra's work explores the architecture in everyday items, and he employs a variety of techniques including installation art, sculpture, and text-based work. Sierra's ''Hang It All'' (2006) is a coatrack made with fruit, that alludes to Charles and Ray Eames’s coatrack design from 1953. His work ''Untitled (111.111.111 x 111.111.111 = 12345678987654321)'', was an installation made for the Hall of Architecture at the

Carnegie Museum of Art The Carnegie Museum of Art, is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was at what is now the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsbur ...

for the Carnegie International (2013); the hall is full of classical sculpture and casts of architectural columns, he painted the walls purple and integrated purple furniture to the room to emphasized historical and contemporary formalities continuing alongside each other. Sierra has had multiple solo exhibitions including ''Numbers in a Room'' (2015–2016),

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in Queens, New York City, New York; the

Renaissance Society The Renaissance Society, founded in 1915, is a leading independent contemporary art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago, with a focus on the commissioning and production of new works by international artists. The kunsthalle- ...

(2015) at the University of Chicago; ''So Far'' (2013) at Peep-Hole in Milan, Italy; and the Centre d’Art Contemporain de Brétigny (2006),

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, France. He has participated in international group exhibitions including the 12th Istanbul Biennial (2011); ''The Ungovernables'' (2012) the New Museum Triennial, New Museum, New York; and the 56th

Carnegie International The Carnegie International is a North American exhibition of contemporary art from around the globe. It was first organized at the behest of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie on November 5, 1896 in Pittsburgh. Carnegie established th ...

(2013),

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His work is part of the museum collection at the

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

(MoMA) in New York City.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sierra, Gabriel 1975 births Living people 21st-century Colombian male artists Jorge Tadeo Lozano University alumni Conceptual artists People from Bolívar Department Contemporary sculptors