
Homage to the Square, 2016
polished stainless steel, epoxy paint and wire
47 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 2 inches (120 x 120 x 5 cm)
JDa-16.156
Untitled (Big Painting No. 6), 2016
archival pigment print
paper: 41 3/4 x 57 15/16 inches (106 x 147.2 cm)
framed: 43 5/16 x 59 1/2 x 3 inches (110 x 151 x 7.5 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-16.231
Untitled (Yellow and Green Brushstrokes), 2016
archival pigment print
paper: 41 3/4 x 44 1/2 inches (106 x 113 cm) each
framed: 43 5/16 x 46 1/16 x 3 inches (110 x 117 x 7.5 cm) each
overall: 43 5/16 x 95 1/8 x 3 inches (110 x 241.6 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-16.232
Here the simplification, 2016
acrylic and vinyl paint on loomstate linen
82 11/16 x 66 15/16 inches (210 x 170 cm)
JDa-16.165
Homage to the Square, 2016
polished stainless steel, epoxy paint and wire
70 7/8 x 70 7/8 x 2 inches (180 x 180 x 5 cm)
JDa-16.149
Untitled (Femme d'Alger) XII, 2016
archival pigment print
paper: 68 1/8 x 59 1/16 inches (173 x 150 cm)
framed: 70 1/16 x 61 x 2 3/4 inches (178 x 154.9 x 7 cm)
edition of 1 with 1 AP
JDa-16.182
With these characteristic activities, 2016
acrylic and vinyl paint on loomstate linen
82 11/16 x 66 15/16 inches (210 x 170 cm)
JDa-16.166
It is easy to understand, 2016
acrylic and vinyl paint on loomstate linen
82 11/16 x 66 15/16 inches (210 x 170 cm)
JDa-16.167
Untitled (Femme d'Alger) III, 2016
archival pigment print
paper: 68 1/8 x 59 1/16 inches (173 x 150 cm)
framed: 70 1/16 x 61 x 2 3/4 inches (178 x 154.9 x 7 cm)
edition of 1 with 1 AP
JDa-16.173.1
Untitled (Ohhh... Alright...) II, 2016
archival pigment print
paper: 27 9/16 x 26 5/8 inches (70 x 67.56 cm)
framed: 28 13/16 x 27 7/8 x 3 inches (73.2 x 70.8 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-16.23
Hopeless, 2016
archival pigment print
paper: 27 9/16 x 27 11/16 inches (70 x 70.3 cm)
framed: 28 13/16 x 28 15/16 x 3 inches (73.2 x 73.5 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-16.24
Untitled (Cowboy), 2013
archival pigment print
paper: 26 x 38 1/2 inches (66 x 98 cm)
framed: 27 1/8 x 39 3/4 x 3 inches (68.9 x 101 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-13.04
Untitled (Cowboy), 2014
archival pigment print
paper: 52 5/8 x 76 inches (133.7 x 193 cm)
framed: 27 1/8 x 39 3/4 x 3 inches (68.9 x 101 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-14.03
Untitled (Untitled (to the real Dan Hill) 1b), 2015
framed archival pigment print on paper
paper: 69 1/4 x 55 1/8 inches (176 x 140 cm)
framed: 70 3/4 x 56 5/16 x 3 inches (179.7 x 143 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-15.41
Untitled (Gold, Pink and Red, Red), 2015
framed archival pigment print on paper
paper: 70 7/8 x 54 inches (180 x 137.2 cm)
framed: 72 1/8 x 55 1/4 x 3 inches (183.2 x 140.3 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-15.42
Untitled, 2014
archival pigment print, diptych
paper (left): 62 1/4 x 44 inches (158 x 111.8 cm)
paper (right): 62 1/4 x 53 7/8 inches (158 x 136.7 cm)
framed (left): 63 x 45 1/4 x 3 inches (160 x 114.9 x 7.6 cm)
framed (right): 63 1/4 x 54 7/8 x 3 inches (160.7 x 139.4 x 7.6 cm)
overall: 63 1/4 x 102 1/8 x 3 inches (160.7 x 259.4 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-14.162
Untitled, 2014
framed archival pigment print
paper: 68 3/8 x 51 inches (173.6 x 129.6 cm)
framed: 70 x 52 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches (177.8 x 134 x 7 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-14.83
Untitled, 2014
framed archival pigment print
paper: 52 13/16 x 63 1/4 inches (134.1 x 160.6 cm)
framed: 54 1/2 x 65 x 2 3/4 inches (138.4 x 165.1 x 7 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-14.84
Untitled, 2014
framed archival pigment print, diptych
paper (a): 37 13/16 x 34 3/4 inches (96 x 88.3 cm)
framed (a): 39 x 36 x 2 3/4 inches (99.1 x 91.4 x 7 cm)
paper (b): 37 13/16 x 51 inches (96 x 129.6 cm)
framed (b): 39 x 52 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (99.1 x 132.7 x 7 cm)
overall: 80 1/4 x 52 3/4 inches (203.8 x 134 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-14.85a,b
Untitled, 2014
framed archival pigment print
paper: 47 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (120 x 100 cm)
framed: 48 1/4 x 40 3/8 x 2 3/4 inches (122.6 x 102.6 x 7 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-14.92
Untitled, 2014
framed archival pigment prints, triptych
paper (a): 15 3/4 x 27 inches (40 x 68.5 cm)
framed (a): 16 1/2 x 27 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches (41.9 x 70.5 x 6.4 cm)
paper (b): 24 13/16 x 16 3/4 inches (63 x 42.6 cm)
framed (b) 25 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (64.8 x 44.5 x 6.4 cm)
paper (c): 21 1/4 x 27 inches (54 x 68.6 cm)
framed (c): 22 x 27 5/8 x 2 1/2 inches (55.9 x 70.2 x 6.4 cm)
edition of 4 with 1 AP
JDa-14.93a-c
Exercise of the Possible, 2014
acrylic paint on C. Wool monograph pages; 50 frames
paper: 13 x 9 3/4 inches (33 x 24.8 cm) each
framed: 16 1/4 x 13 x 1 3/4 inches (41.3 x 33 x 4.4 cm) each
overall framed: 85 x 139 3/4 inches (215.9 x 355 cm)
unique
JDa-14.76
Untitled, 2016
smoked glass and marble
51 3/16 x 74 13/16 x 47 11/16 inches (130 x 190 x 121.1 cm)
JDa-16.212
Untitled, 2016
smoked glass and marble
51 3/16 x 110 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches (130 x 280 x 92.1 cm)
JDa-16.214
Imperfect Circle, 2016
San Andres stone volume, boulders and rocks
12 1/4 x 110 5/8 x 110 5/8 inches (31.1 x 281 x 281 cm)
JDa-16.184
Joint Effort, 2014
mirror, boulder, ratchet straps
overall: 72 1/4 x 49 1/4 x 51 3/16 inches (183.5 x 125 x 130 cm)
unique
JDa-14.197
Untitled, 2014
glass, boulders, and ratchet straps
glass: 75 x 51 inches (190.5 x 129.5 cm) each
overall: 75 x 113 x 65 inches (190.5 x 287 x 165.1 cm)
unique
JDa-14.98
Untitled, 2014
glass and ratchet straps
glass: 59 x 59 inches (149.9 x 149.9 cm)
overall: 47 1/4 x 59 x 36 inches (120 x 149.9 x 91.4 cm)
unique
JDa-14.100
A Copy Is a Meta-Original (Fig. 38) III, 2016
spray paint on archival pigment print
paper: 56 1/4 x 42 1/8 inches (142.9 x 107 cm)
framed: 67 3/16 x 53 5/16 inches (170.7 x 135.4 cm)
JDa-16.093
A Copy Is a Meta-Original (Fig. 61) IV, 2016
spray paint on archival pigment print
paper: 50 x 42 3/8 inches (127 x 107.6 cm)
framed: 60 15/16 x 53 3/8 inches (154.8 x 135.5 cm)
JDa-16.091
A Copy Is a Meta-Original (Fig. 20) III, 2016
acrylic paint on archival pigment print
paper: 40 7/8 x 55 inches (103.8 x 139.7 cm)
framed: 51 7/8 x 65 15/16 inches (131.7 x 167.5 cm)
JDa-16.071
A Copy Is a Meta-Original (Fig. 21) III, 2016
acrylic paint on archival pigment print
paper: 38 1/2 x 51 7/8 inches (97.8 x 131.8 cm)
framed: 49 7/16 x 62 13/16 inches (125.5 x 159.5 cm)
JDa-16.073
Studies for the State of Rest, 2014
embossed cotton paper and colored pencil
paper: 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches (29.8 x 39.4 cm)
framed: 15 1/2 x 19 3/8 x 2 inches (39.4 x 49.2 x 5.1 cm)
unique
JDa-14.104
Studies for the State of Rest, 2014
embossed cotton paper and colored pencil
paper: 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches (29.8 x 39.4 cm)
framed: 15 1/2 x 19 3/8 x 2 inches (39.4 x 49.2 x 5.1 cm)
unique
JDa-14.107
Studies for the State of Rest, 2014
embossed cotton paper and colored pencil
paper: 16 x 11 3/4 inches (40.6 x 29.8 cm)
framed: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 2 inches (49.5 x 39.4 x 5.1 cm)
unique
JDa-14.109
Jose Dávila was born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1974. For over a decade, Dávila’s practice has explored spatial occupation and the transitory nature of physical structures. Drawing on his formal training as an architect, Dávila creates sculptural installations and photographic works that simultaneously emulate, critique, and pay homage to 20th century avant-garde art and architecture. Referencing artists and architects from Luis Barragán and Mathias Goeritz to Donald Judd, Dávila’s work investigates how the modernist movement has been translated, appropriated, and reinvented.
Dávila’s work is in the permanent collection of numerous institutions including, the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC), Mexico City, Mexico; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain; Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brazil; Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, New York; the Zabludowicz Collection, London, Great Britain; and the Museum of Modern Art, Luxembourg. Dávila was the winner of the 2014 EFG ArtNexus Latin America Art Award, has been the recipient of support from the Andy Warhol Foundation, a Kunstwerke residency in Berlin, and the National Grant for young artists by the Mexican Arts Council (FONCA) in 2000. The Getty Foundation has recently awarded the Los Angeles Nomadic Division a grant to develop a mid-career survey of Dávila’s work.
Jose Dávila lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico.
SCAD President Paula Wallace Interviews Artist Jose Dávila, Savannah College of Art and Design, March 3, 2017
"The Stranger, The Stranger and The Stranger" by Jose Dávila, Nowness, May 27, 2014