Rubén Ortiz Torres

Rubén Ortiz Torres was a Mexican photographer, printmaker, installation artist and video artist (born 1964).

Also recorded as Ruben Ortiz; Ruben Ortiz Torres; Rubén Ortiz-Torres; Ruben Ortiz-Torres.

Rubén Ortiz Torres in brief

Born
1964
Known for
photographer, printmaker, installation artist and video artist
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Identity

What the record establishes about Rubén Ortiz Torres.

Self-Portrait with Disaster and the Earth Trembles in its Center! is dated 1986 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1990.189.1). "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) is dated 1991 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2022.343). "Untitled" (Last Light) is dated 1993 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1997.155). Rubén Ortiz Torres is recorded as photographer, printmaker, installation artist and video artist. Flag Spectre is dated 2015 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 2021.40). Suit is dated 1967 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1972.159.1a, b).

"Untitled" is dated 1989 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2002.80). Smithsonian American Art Museum records 1 object associated with this heading. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 3 objects associated with this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago records 3 objects associated with this heading. Rubén Ortiz Torres is recorded with the citizenship of Mexico. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this name.

Works and catalogued output

What Rubén Ortiz Torres produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 2 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 2 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Rubén Ortiz Torres may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Rubén Ortiz Torres is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q7376510.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1967 to 2015.

Self-Portrait with Disaster and the Earth Trembles in its Center!, dated 1986, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1990.189.1. Flag Spectre, dated 2015, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 2021.40. Transurbaniac. Briefs, dated 1967, lycra, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1972.159.2. Suit, dated 1967, wool, lycra, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1972.159.1a, b. "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), dated 1991, candies in variously colored wrappers, endless supply, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2022.343. "Untitled", dated 1989, enamel paint on wall, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2002.80. "Untitled" (Last Light), dated 1993, twenty four light bulbs, extension cord, plastic light sockets, and dimmer switch, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1997.155.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1964Rubén Ortiz Torres born.
  2. 1964Rubén Ortiz Torres was born in 1964.
  3. 1967Suit is dated 1967 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1972.159.1a, b).
  4. 1967Briefs (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  5. 1967Suit (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  6. 1986Self-Portrait with Disaster and the Earth Trembles in its Center! is dated 1986 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 1990.189.1).
  7. 1986Self-Portrait with Disaster and the Earth Trembles in its Center! (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  8. 1989"Untitled" is dated 1989 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2002.80).
  9. 1991"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) is dated 1991 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2022.343).
  10. 1991"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  11. 1993"Untitled" (Last Light) is dated 1993 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1997.155).
  12. 2015Flag Spectre is dated 2015 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 2021.40).
  13. 2015Flag Spectre (Smithsonian American Art Museum).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Dreams and Monsters: Rubén Ortiz-Torres, Public Art and Critical Discourse, Public Art Dialogue, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Rubén Ortiz Torres (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    RUBÉN DARIO. CASTICISMO Y AMERICANISMO, por A. Torres-Rioseco, Atenea (Concepción), 1932

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Rubén Gallo, Freud au Mexique , Paris, CampagnePremière/, 2013, 296 p. Par Miguel Angel Rivera Torres, Les Lettres de la SPF, 2014

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Rubén Ortiz Torres.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Rubén Ortiz Torres.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Rubén Ortiz Torres (3 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q7376510: Rubén Ortiz Torres

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Rubén Ortiz Torres”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Prints

4,138 published records in this field, each with its sources named.

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