W DICTIONARY:
WORKS BY CARLOS AGUIRRE

March 26 - June 20, 2010

This series of works by Mexican artist Carlos Aguirre focuses on the role of the media as it communicates and responds to world conflict, specifically the events of 9/11 and its aftermath. This exhibition explores how words acquire new meaning and change the perception of events. By combining and juxtaposing texts from the actual press, Aguirre’s work revolves around the premeditated manipulation of language in the mass media and the role it plays in the political arena. One of the foremost figures in contemporary art in Mexico, Aguirre analyzes the distance between words and their meaning in his thought-provoking and exquisitely conceived objects and installations.