About

Looking back to a time when man was believed to be the master of
nature, Rico investigates historical technologies seen during the peak of
the Age of Reason. He distills geometric shapes that correspond to this
period when the applied life sciences began to rely on mathematics to
quantize nature in order to understand, dominate, and ultimately attempt
to conquer it.

Gabriel Rico’s work is featured in this year’s Venice Biennale curated by
Ralph Rugoff and is currently the subject of a major solo exhibition at
the Aspen Art Museum curated by Heidi Zuckerman.
Gabriel Rico (b. 1980) lives and works in …