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Gabriel Villalobos

Gabriel Villalobos

Mexico, MX

 

About 

I am a professional working between cultural practices and research in art and design. I currently teach at the Faculty of Architecture at UNAM, in Mexico City. I worked for three years in the curatorial department at Museo Jumex. I completed the Master in Design Studies with concentration in Art, Design & the Public Domain, at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. My research focused on the modalities of engagement between contemporary art and the public sphere. I have professional experience in curatorial and academic research, exhibition planning, as well as education both at college level and in museum settings. I also collaborate with publications of art and architecture criticism.

Employment 

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Professor

Dissertations Seminar
Theory of the Built Environment
Ephemeral Architecture – Museums and Exhibition Design

Aug 2014 - current
 

Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Curatorial Assistant

Curated/organized the following exhibitions and projects:

Pasajeros 03: John Cage
July – September 2018

Cadu: I am Mandala
November 2017 – January 2018

Index Art Book Fair, April 2017

Colección Jumex: In Focus | Jose Dávila: The Object and the Environment
September – October 2016

Index Art Book Fair, February 2016

Coordinated/assisted with the following exhibitions and projects:

Fernanda Gomes
July – October 2018
Curated by Catalina Lozano

Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc: Concerning Solitude
May – June 2018
Curated by Catalina Lozano

Fritz Haeg & Nils Norman: Proposals for a Plaza
April 2018 – March 2019
Curated by Kit Hammonds

Dream of Solentiname
March – May 2018
Curated by Pablo León de la Barra

Learning to Read with John Baldessari
November 2017 – April 2018
Curated by Kit Hammonds

Robert Ryman
March – April 2017
Organized by Dia Art Foundation
Curated by Courtney J. Martin

General Idea: Broken Time
October 2016 – February 2017
Co-produced by MALBA, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires and Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo
Curated by Agustín Pérez Rubio

Peter Fischli David Weiss: How to Work Better
June – September 2016
Organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Curated by Nat Trotman and Nancy Spector

Colección Jumex: In Focus | Allen Ruppersberg: What is a Print?
November 2015 – February 2016
Curated by Julieta González

Under the Same Sun: Art from Latin America Today
November 2015 – February 2016
Organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum as part of the Guggenheim USB Map Global Art Initiative
Curated by Pablo León de la Barra

Sep 2015 - Aug 2018
 

Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Graduate Intern - Department of Academic and Public Programs

Feb 2014 - May 2014
 

LIGA espacio para arquitectura DF, Mexico City, PR/Broadcasting Coordinator

Nov 2011 - Jul 2012
 

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Adjunct Professor

Jan 2010 - Jun 2012
 

Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, Intern

Intern at the Education Department.

Jan 2009 - Aug 2009
 

Education 

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, US, Masters, MDesS - Art & the Public Domain

Aug 2012 - May 2014
 
Aug 2005 - Sep 2011
 
Jul 2008 - Aug 2008
 

Awards 

Distinction, Other

I graduated with Distinction from the Master in Design Studies program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. My research focused on the modalities of engagement between contemporary art and the public sphere.

2014
 

Honorable Mention, Honorable Mention

I graduated in architecture (BArch) with Honorable Mention (highest rank), for my dissertation on the possibilities of installation art as a medium for architectural experimentation.

2011
 

Skills