Pedro Reyes b. 1972, Mexico City. Lives and works in Mexico City.

Pedro Reyesb. 1972, Mexico City. Lives and works in Mexico City.

Mexico City

Pedro Reyes studied architecture at the Ibero-American University (UIA) in Mexico City. He works in sculpture, architecture, video, performance, and assemblage.

Artistic influences

Joseph Beuys(1921-1986, Germany)

Infiltration for Piano, 1966 / The Skin, 1984Piano, felt, leather, variable dimensions

Augusto Boal(1931-2009, Brazil)

Assemblage and Repurposing

Robert Rauschenberg, Monogram, 1955-1959Freestanding combine, 106.6 x 160.6 x 163.8 cm

Robert Rauschenberg(1925-2008, USA)

Salvador Dalí, Aphrodisiac Telephone, 1938Sculpture, 8 ¼ x 12 ¼ x 6 ½”

Salvador Dalí(1904-1989, Spain)

Social sculpture & INSTALLATION

Torre de los Vientos, 2000Structure with edible plants

La Torre de los Vientos, 2000

Capulas, 2009-2010

Palas por Pistolas / Shovels from Pistols, 2008

Repurposing & Assemblage

Installation view of Disarm (Mechanized), with Bidoun Library in the background

Imagine Series, 201250 musical instruments made from

recycled metal

Disarm (Double Psaltery)

Violin I Drum

Video & performance

Imagine, 2012

Making and Playing

Pharmasphere by Pedro ReyesA one-act “forum” play, a theatrical improvisation with students

that examines society’s relationship with drugs (both legal and illegal).

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2013