Angles of Incredulity—Ariel Orozco
November 15, 2025—January 17, 2026
Reception—November 15, 6—9 pm
Dimensions Variable (DV)
101 NW 79th Street
Miami, FL 33150
Dimensions Variable (DV) presents a solo project titled Angles of Incredulity by Ariel Orozco. The exhibition opens on November 15, 2025, and runs through January 17, 2026.
Ariel Orozco’s practice embarks on a journey across the surface of things, yet his primary interest lies in looking inside—in experiencing materials as if they were about to disappear. His work captures reflections in passing and headlights coming toward him on the road, or the perfume of a stranger that makes him think of someone else. For Orozco, everything is too fragile to take seriously and too fast to catch. He keeps walking and hurries on, because night is almost here.
Working within a diverse array of mediums, Orozco moves seamlessly between performance, painting, installation, and video in his conceptually driven practice. Often taking the form of interventions or actions, his work reflects on overlooked interactions of everyday life by providing new or alternative perspectives on the seemingly mundane.1 His work deals with issues of plenitude and scarcity, evoking both desire and lack, while weaving disjointed narratives with no plot or end, leading the viewer on a meandering mental path and inviting imaginative whimsy.2
In his seminal performance Yo paso por la ciudad y la ciudad pasa por mi (2005), Orozco walked the streets of Mexico City for three days asking members of the public to swap their clothing for what he was wearing. By repeatedly making this request, he navigated a complex network of social and economic classes, connecting them with an unusual form of material exchange and highlighting some of the stark differences between them.1
Encompassing the profoundly personal to the completely public, Orozco nevertheless imbues his work with a compassion that is universal. Daily rituals, such as drinking a beer, having a conversation with a friend, or simply walking through the city without a specific destination, can become the starting point for a work of art. His resulting objects and documentation derive from actions or their notion—formal and conceptual syntheses of his relationship with people, places, things, times, and events.
Ariel Orozco (b. 1979, Sanctus Spiritus, Cuba) received his MFA from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana in 2005. His work has been shown at galleries, museums, and art fairs worldwide. It is included in such collections as Colección Jumex, the Zabludowicz Collection, and the Museo de Arte Moderno, México. Working within a diverse array of mediums, Ariel Orozco moves seamlessly between performance, painting, and installation in his conceptually driven practice. Often taking the form of interventions or actions, his work reflects on those overlooked interactions of everyday life by providing a new or alternative perspective on the seemingly mundane. Encompassing the profoundly personal to the completely public, he nevertheless imbues his work with a compassion that is universal. Always seeking to give his audience an awareness of the people and things that surround us, his artwork provides moments of contemplation to reflect on the vagaries and marvels of life. Deeply symbolic and startlingly simple, Orozco’s work speaks a universal language accessible to all.
This exhibition is sponsored by the Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice.
- Zabludowicz Collection. “Ariel Orozco.”
- Watson, Mike. “Ariel Orozco.” Frieze, 22 April 2012.
Dimensions Variable (DV) is a nonprofit contemporary art program based in Miami—founded and led by artists.
Mission
We fund artist development, curate innovative exhibitions, provide spaces to work, host community events, and advocate for artists to encourage a more equitable and interconnected art world independent of the constraints of markets and traditional institutions. Dimensions Variable is a point of convergence for new ideas, advocacy, dialogue, and a diverse audience.
Board of Trustees
Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova (Co-founder)
Chair
Frances Trombly (Co-founder)
Vice Chair
Thomas H. Brown
Kelley Johnson
Ruben Millares
Sarah Michelle Rupert
Mindy Solomon
Artists:
Alfredo Travieso
Alexis Martínez
Alexandru Gherman
Alexandro Orozco? (No—your list: Ariel Orozco) → Ariel Orozco
Angela Valella
Bradley Wester
Bruno Castro Santos
Carrie Sieh
Charo Oquet
Chris Byrd
Claudia Vieira
Claudio Marcotulli
Dahlia Dreszer
Deborah Lynn Irmas
Dennis Scholl
Devora Perez
Donna Ruff
Elaine R. Defibaugh
Erin Parish
Fabian Peña
Felice Grodin
Francisco Masó
Frances Trombly
Jacin Giordano
Jamilah Sabur
Javier Barrera
Jenene Nagy
Jennifer Printz
Jenny Brillhart
John DeFaro
Karen Starosta-Gilinski
Karla Kantorovich
Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova
Leyla Cárdenas
Liene Bosquê
Lisu Vega
Macarena Salinas A.
Magnús Sigurdarson
Maria Lino
Marianna Angel
Marisa Telleria
Marcos Valella
Margrethe Aanestad
Mark Herrera
Monica Avayou
Moira Holohan
Muu Blanco
Nicole Burko
Nicole Charre
Onajide Shabaka
Rebecca Setareh
Regina Durante Jestrow
Ricardo Alcaide
Richard Garet
Rocío Rodríguez
Rosemarie Chiarlone
Salua Ares
Tom Scicluna
Vanessa Lustig
Yanet Martínez Molina
