Pedro Reyes (born 1972) is a Mexican artist. He uses sculpture, architecture, video, performance and participation. [1] His works aims to increase individual or collective agency in social, environmental, political or educational situations. [2][3] He has exhibited internationally, and is represented by Lisson Gallery.

Carved in red and black volcanic stone, marble and jadeite, these often monumental works that weave between figuration and abstraction reference sources as diverse as Greco Roman statuary; British Modernism and Mesoamerican sculpture. Reyes (b. 1972, Mexico City) lives and works in Mexico City.

From turning guns into musical instruments, to hosting a People’s United Nations to address pressing concerns, to offering ecologically-friendly grasshopper burgers from a food cart, Reyes transforms existing problems into ideas for a better world.

What you are about to see is a living diorama. We will stage some of the routes of drugs around the world, based on real facts. Yet we don’t know how the play is going to end. This is a …

Pedro Reyes (b.1972, Mexico City) is a multidisciplinary Mexican artist who uses sculpture, architecture, video, performance, and interactive participation to present his artistic ideas and work.

Pedro Reyes (b. 1972, Mexico City) studied architecture but considers himself a sculptor. Although his works integrate elements of theater, psychology and activism. His work takes a variety of forms, from penetrable sculptures (Cápulas, 2002-08) to puppet productions (La Revolución Permanente, 2014), (Fabricando travesuras, 2018).

Pedro Reyes’ art address socio-political issues, monumental stone carvings reflecting on heritage, sculptures and materials fuelling resilience and determination—an attribute found too in other works, bringing people together with the determination and dedication to change things, such as with the inflatable sculpture ‘Zero Nukes’ and ...

Pedro Reyes (Mexico City, 1972) lives and works in Mexico City. He has established himself internationally with his large-scale projects that address social and political issues through different media such as sculpture, performance, video, and activism.

Pedro Reyes is a widely celebrated multi-platform artist, activist, and educator. Pedro uses all aspects of visual art and education to address political and social issues. His main focus is to use the arts to reduce gun and drug trafficking and all across Mexico.

How to overcome your fear of painting, is a series of 20 pictures that have all been subject to a different operation. I approached painting with my own means calling them 'flat sculptures'. …