b. 1974, Mexico
Jorge Méndez Blake (Guadalajara, Mexico. 1974)
Visual artist whose practice researches language, text, and the history of literature, as well as the possibilities of translating writing into visual and spatial compositions. His work explores possible intersections, conflicts, and connections that new readings and translations generate between literature, visual arts, and architecture.
He was part of the 13th Havana Biennale, the National Gallery of Victoria Triennale in 2017 and the 13th Istanbul Biennale. His work has been shown individually at the Bass Museum (Miami), Palm Springs Museum, Kunsthalle Mulhouse, Marfa Contemporary, MCA Denver, MOLA Los Angeles, Museo D'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce, besides MUAC, Museo Tamayo, SAPS, and MAM in Mexico City, and Museo Cabañas in Guadalajara. Between his recent publications are Lenguaje Desmantelado / Dismantled Language (Ediciones inacabadas, 2021), Diálogos sobre un poeta, una manzana y una retícula (Impronta Casa Editora, 2021), Nao de China (BOM DIA BOA TARDE BOA NOITE, 2018), Otra literatura / Other Literature (Ediciones MP, 2016).