Located in the heart of Mexico City, Chapultepec Forest is one of the most iconic urban parks in Latin America. Thanks to Orozco's environmental, social and cultural revitalization project, the forest now has 800 acres of accessible areas for the inhabitants and visitors of Mexico City and twice the artistic offerings for Chapultepec, the most visited and popular cultural space in Mexico. One of the most relevant elements of this project is two large pedestrian bridges of several hundred meters designed by Gabriel Orozco to connect different parts of Chapultepec that were originally separated by huge avenues. These walkways, which are used by thousands of people every month, have quickly became emblematic spaces in Mexico City's urban landscape. With these unique bridges, Orozco continues to push the limits of what sculptural practice can mean today.
CHICAGO (9 September, 2024)— – Today, the Obama Foundation announced the installation of an 83 ft. x 25 ft. commissioned work of art by world-renowned Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu. The piece, titled “Uprising of the Sun,” is now featured on the north facade of the future Obama Presidential Center’s Museum Building..