damian ortega controller of the universe

Controller of the Universe (via NY Times)

damian ortega2

Alternate installation (found here)

damian cosmicthing

damianortega beetle1

Cosmic Thing: VW Beetle – Link and Link

Mexico City based Damian Ortega began his career as a politcal cartoonist before somehow ending up hanging things from wires, his career arc perhaps suggesting that there’s no telling what you’ll be doing a few years from now. The top image is from a show currently at PS1 called “That was then, this is now” which the NY Times review sees as a bit of curatorial mess: Ortega’s work hangs in a room along with some Andy Warhol flags. For those of us used to seeing art online via rss readers (where context means nothing) I suspect we’ll be right at home.

I’ll throw in one last piece by Ortega which is a bit more politically oriented, perhaps reminiscent of his earlier cartoon work.

damian ortega american toilet

American Toilet – 1997 (link)