Artist Monograph

Gabriel Orozco, Mexican

Gabriel Orozco is represented by 50 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as mexican, with dated works spanning 1992–2020.

Mexican, born 1962

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	16	32%
Other Media	13	26%
Drawing	7	14%
Gouache	4	8%
Printmaking	4	8%
Digital Art	3	6%

Technique range

Gabriel Orozco’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Etching, with secondary engagement in Other Media, Drawing, Gouache, Printmaking, Digital Art.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 50 works produced between 1992 and 2020 attributed to Gabriel Orozco, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 28 years, from 1992 to 2020.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Gabriel Orozco is catalogued under Mexican nationality, part of the broader Central America artistic tradition. See the full Mexican artists hub.

Contemporaries among Mexican artists

251
José Guadalupe Posada
works at MoMA
159
Leopoldo Méndez
works at MoMA
94
Diego Rivera
works at MoMA
79
José Luis Cuevas
works at MoMA
76
Rufino Tamayo
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Born 1962. No confirmed date of death in the MoMA Artists index.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 50 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Horseshit Photograph Acc. 102.1999.x1-x2	1992	Silver dye bleach print	12 1/2 × 18 1/2" (31.7 × 47 cm)	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Maria, Maria, Maria Drawing Acc. 201.1995	1992	Phone book page with erasures	11 x 9 1/8" (27.9 x 23.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and the David Rockefeller Latin American Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 202.1995	1992	Pinched and rubbed notebook paper	11 x 8" (27.9 x 20.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and the David Rockefeller Latin American Fund
Yielding Stone Sculpture Acc. 1047.2010	1992	Plasticine	14 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 16" (36.8 x 39.4 x 40.6 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund
CCCP Photograph Acc. 101.1999.x1-x2	1993	Silver dye bleach print	12 1/2 × 18 1/2" (31.7 × 47 cm)	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Empty Shoe Box Sculpture Acc. 1048.2010	1993	Shoe box	4 7/8 x 13 x 8 1/2" (12.4 x 33 x 21.6 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund
Melon Photograph Acc. 104.1999.x1-x2	1993	Silver dye bleach print	12 1/2 × 18 1/2" (31.7 × 47 cm)	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Horses Running Endlessly Sculpture Acc. 1147.2001	1995	Wood	3 3/8 x 34 3/8 x 34 3/8" (8.7 x 87.5 x 87.5 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Agnes Gund and Lewis B. Cullman in honor of Chess in the Schools
Light Through Leaves (for Parkett no. 48) Print Acc. 561.1997	1996	Digital print	composition 20 x 32 3/16" (50.8 x 81.8 cm) sheet 22 1/8 x 32 3/16" (56 x 81.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Frances Keech Fund
Ligne D'Abandon Audio Acc. 854.2013.197	1996	CD	cover: 4 7/8 × 5 5/8" (12.4 × 14.3 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books Fund
Untitled from the Museum in Progress project Travelling Eye Print Acc. 514.2006.113	(magazine published: June 24, 1996)		Page: 11 x 8 1/4" (27.9 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Linda Barth Goldstein Fund
XRTC 4 Drawing Acc. 145.1999	1996	Rubbed graphite on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia and Morris Orden
Korean Air Drawing Acc. 146.1999	1997	Ink and colored pencil on cut-and-pasted printed paper on paper	11 x 8 1/2"(28 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia and Morris Orden
Expanding Fingerprints Drawing Acc. 151.2004	1998	Pastel and paper cut-outs on paper	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Martina Schaap Yamin
I Love My Job Photograph Acc. 103.1999.x1-x2	1998	Silver dye bleach print	12 1/2 × 18 1/2" (31.7 × 47 cm)	Photography	The Family of Man Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 155.2004	2000	Pencil and ink on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Martina Schaap Yamin
Untitled (hand print) Drawing Acc. 153.2004	2000	Pencil and ink on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Martina Schaap Yamin
Untitled (hand prints) Drawing Acc. 154.2004	2000	Ink and gouache on paper	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Martina Schaap Yamin
Untitled (hand) Drawing Acc. 152.2004	2000	Ink and pencil on paper	12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Martina Schaap Yamin
Untitled (right hand) Drawing Acc. 156.2004	2000	Pencil on paper	11 1/2 x 8 1/4" (29.2 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Martina Schaap Yamin
Fear Not Drawing Acc. 2593.2005	2001	Synthetic polymer paint and felt-tip pen on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Fear Not Drawing Acc. 2594.2005	2001	Synthetic polymer paint and felt-tip pen on cut-and-taped paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Lintels Sculpture Acc. 1049.2010	2001	Dryer lint	Dimensions variable	Painting & Sculpture	Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund
Ticket – Alitalia Drawing Acc. 2595.2005	2001	Gouache, synthetic polymer paint, and pencil on airline receipt	3 1/2 x 7 1/2" (8.9 x 19.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.1-14	2002	Portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate (see child records): dimensions vary ; sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled Drawing Acc. 2596.2005	(2002)	Gouache on printed paper	12 1/2 x 9 1/2" (31.8 x 24.1 cm)	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 10.2004	2002	Ink and synthetic polymer paint on paper	11 x 8 1/4" (27.9 x 21 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by The Edward John Noble Foundation
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.1	2002	Letterpress print from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.2	2002	Letterpress print from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.3	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 3/4 × 6 3/4" (19.7 × 17.1 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.4	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 13/16 × 6 1/2" (19.8 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.5	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 3/4 × 6 9/16" (19.7 × 16.7 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.6	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 11/16 × 6 9/16" (19.5 × 16.6 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.7	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 5/8 × 6 1/2" (19.4 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.8	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 13/16 × 6 1/2" (19.8 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.9	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 11/16 × 6 1/2" (19.5 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.10	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 13/16 × 6 1/2" (19.8 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.11	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 13/16 × 6 7/16" (19.8 × 16.4 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.12	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 11/16 × 6 7/16" (19.6 × 16.3 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.13	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 11/16 × 6 7/16" (19.6 × 16.4 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Polvo Impreso (Lint Book) Print Acc. 1701.2015.14	2002	Etching with chine collé from a portfolio of twelve etchings with chine collé; and two letterpress prints with artist's text	plate: 7 13/16 × 6 1/2" (19.8 × 16.5 cm); sheet: 16 15/16 × 14 3/4" (43 × 37.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled Drawing Acc. 11.2004	2003	Photoreproduction on acetate sheet with foam	10 7/8 x 8 1/2" (27.6 x 21.6 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by The Edward John Noble Foundation
Untitled Print Acc. 942.2005	2004	Etching	Sheet: 9 3/16 x 8 7/16" (23.3 x 21.4 cm) Image: 5 7/8 x 5 7/8" (14.9 x 14.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Library Council of The Museum of Modern Art
Invariants Animation Video Acc. 302.2008	2005	Digital animation, color, 11 minutes		Drawings & Prints	General Print Fund and Gift of the artist
Kytes Tree Painting Acc. 981.2005	2005	Synthetic polymer paint on canvas	6' 6 3/4" x 6' 6 3/4" (200 x 200 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase and gift of Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro and Donald B. Marron
Working Tables, 2000-2005 Installation Acc. 982.2005	2005	Unfired clay, straw, egg container, bottle caps, wiremesh screen, string, stones, shells, plaster, bark, polystyrene foam, painted wood elements, pizza dough, and other materials	Dimensions variable	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase and gift of Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro and Donald B. Marron
Samurai Tree Invariants Print Acc. 303.2008.1-672	2006	Series of 672 digital prints with digital files	composition and sheet (each): 21 7/16 x 21 7/16" (54.5 x 54.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Acquired in honor of Lewis B. Cullman through the generosity of Agnes Gund, Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Clarissa Alcock Bronfman, Robert B. Menschel, and also with the support of MoMA's Contemporary Arts Council
The Samurai Tree, Invariants Illustrated Book Acc. 294.2007	2006	Artist's book	page (each): 8 13/16 x 6 7/16" (22.4 x 16.3 cm); overall: 8 13/16 x 6 7/16 x 2 1/16" (22.4 x 16.3 x 5.2 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Forehead Drain, Roca Bianca Drawing Acc. 1775.2012.a-b	2009	Gouache, synthetic polymer paint, pencil, ink, and chromogenic prints on paper	72 1/4 x 38" (183.5 x 96.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings Funds and Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Simón's Lines from the portfolio The Met 150 Print Acc. 386.2022.7	2020, published 2021	Pigment Inkjet print	composition: 13 13/16 × 10 3/8" (35.1 × 26.4 cm); sheet: 14 15/16 × 12" (37.9 × 30.5 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Jack Shear

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Gabriel Orozco are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 50 works attributed to Gabriel Orozco.

What medium did Gabriel Orozco primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Gabriel Orozco's most represented medium is Etching.

What nationality is Gabriel Orozco?

Gabriel Orozco is catalogued as Mexican in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Gabriel Orozco's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Gabriel Orozco span 1992 to 2020.