This week, the CONVERGENCE exhibition was inaugurated at GALLERY ONE, downtown Houston. I am very grateful to have been invited to participate in this group show.
https://www.galleryonehouston.com/
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The Vivianne Falco Gallery presents ORBICULAR, the inaugural installation in a series by Mauricio Rodriguez Anza that extends his ongoing investigation into orthogonal space and its formal and conceptual relationship with the circle and the sphere.
Funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
October 24
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ARIA Sculpture by Mauricio Rodriguez Anza.
On display until October 25th.
Vivianne Falco Gallery. 4411 Montrose, Suite F.
Presenting ARIA, the first of a new series of monumental sculptures by Mauricio Rodriguez Anza coming to Houston this year.
The VIVIANNE FALCO GALLERY, which opened its latest exhibition last Friday, features a curated selection of objects designed and produced by MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ ANZA between 2015 and 2019 in REVISIONS.
REVISIONS is a solo exhibition by Mauricio Rodriguez-Anza, presenting a curated selection of works created between 2015 and the present.
In contrast to “Narratives”—a previous exhibition that explored diverse approaches to the creative process and the interconnected development of various series—”Revisions” focuses on individual, stand-alone pieces, each selected for its unique conceptual or formal significance.
Highlights of the exhibition include “Itsi”, a sculpture originally envisioned at large scale for installation in Lake Cuitzeo, Michoacan, and the limited-edition chairs “115” and “Doria” chaise longue, both making their debut in the United States.
The exhibition NARRATIVES, at VIVIANNE FALCO GALLERY, makes available to collectors and the general public a selection of work created over the course of 45 years by MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ ANZA.
MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ ANZA
Narratives; design and the rest of the arts
The exhibition presents an initial selection of Mauricio Rodriguez Anza’s work, showcasing designs spanning over four decades in a unique and unified environment. It offers the public and collectors a chance to explore the evolution of his creative process, from limited edition furniture to large-scale sculptures and public art, highlighting the development of new forms and design languages.
Opening: Friday, January 10, 2025 6:30 to 8:30 pm
4411 Montrose Blvd, 2nd Floor
VIVIANNE FALCO GALLERY
This virtual exhibition celebrates the culmination of THE NOMAD CHAIR, a series of simultaneous exhibitions showcased at a selection of public libraries and cultural centers in the city of Houston.
The video highlights five locations and sets featuring temporary rotations of chairs designed by Mauricio Rodriguez Anza.
Funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
Exhibition extended until February 15, 2025.
The NOMAD CHAIR – HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
The NOMAD CHAIR at Talento Bilingüe
The Nomad Chair, featuring the works of designer Mauricio Rodriguez-Anza, is now showing at Talento Bilingüe Houston. This rotating exhibition offers an engaging look at contemporary design, showcasing select chairs in small rotating sets, in different community-based organizations and public libraries throughout the city.
Monday through Friday 11am to 7pm. Saturday 10am to 2pm.
https://www.houcalendar.com/event/the-nomad-chair
The NOMAD CHAIR
The NOMAD CHAIR is composed of a series of simultaneous exhibitions in different venues of the city of Houston.
From art museums to cultural centers (in specially selected communities), the exhibition represents a gathering of MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ ANZA’s work on the chair as a tool for dialogue with diverse cultural movements of the 20th century, especially those that represented a strong influence in his work such as Italian Futurism, Dada and Radical Design.
Exhibitions are scheduled to open to the public starting September of this year.
Nomad Chair is part of a series of celebrations commemorating MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ ANZA 40 years of design.
Exhibition created by Vivianne Falcó.
Funded in part by the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
SOLO ANZA EXHIBITION
SOLO ANZA by MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ ANZA in ART MUSEUM TX, consists of three exhibits in one; a chair design revision (NOMAD 1988-2024), a selection of limited edition prints of different formats, and a large-scale sculpture preview specially designed for the city of Houston.
Exhibition coordinated by Vivianne Falco.
DMH BUILDING
ArtHouston #18 features a proposed new design by Mauricio Rodriguez Anza for DESIGN MUSEUM HOUSTON. The location is one to consider among others that include Midtwon, Eado, and the Museum District in Houston.
40 YEARS OF DESIGN
Mauricio Rodriguez Anza commemorates 40 years of continuous work in design, architecture, sculpture, and public art through a sequence of events, exhibitions, and the creation of exclusive limited-series editions.
ALLIED PROGRAM INTERRUPTED
Originally scheduled for installation between April and June 2020, the intervention project involving four historic buildings in Mexico City faced an indefinite halt due to pandemic-related measures.
The program involved temporary installations and large-format sculptures by MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ ANZA in several iconic buildings in the historic center of Mexico City: Palacio de Mineria, Museo Palacio de la Escuela de Medicina, Palacio de Autonomia, and Antigua Escuela de Contadores. This initiative aimed to enhance the visual landscape of these historic sites while fostering a contemporary dialogue with the city’s rich cultural heritage. Unfortunately, the project was indefinitely suspended leaving the anticipated artistic transformations unrealized.
ALLIED / MEXICO CITY
ALLIED / MEXICO consists of a series of simultaneous interventions in public spaces in Mexico City and is part of a global program of similar interventions in other cities of Mexico and the United States. The proposal seeks to expand the dialogue between public space and the built environment within contemporary discourse; all based on the iconographic language of Mauricio Rodríguez Anza.
Since the early 80’s, Rodríguez Anza practiced with a complex syncretism between the designed object and architecture in different contexts and formats starting with a series of structural and scale exercises that include installations, objects of different scales, as well as the conversion and integration of specific architectural components. From there, he created new dialogs based on both emotional interventions and practical solutions. These elements include the implementation of porticos and additional components in support of a more precise implementation of the program.
The selection of large-scale sculptures and temporary installations for ALLIED, focuses on their ability to transform the urban landscape. This initiative goes beyond mere aesthetic adjustments; it aims to explore new social archetypes and digital languages. The project delves into two main areas: the rationalized use of orthogonal diagrams and the reinterpretation of the Miesian box. Through these lenses, ALLIED seeks to engage with architectures and environments in different and innovative ways, prompting users to reconsider their relationships with space, structure, and community.
ALLIED/MEXICO’s intervention plan includes five temporary installations in four historic locations in Mexico City.
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