Mauricio Limón de León is a multifaceted artist whose work displays a diversity of media and critical approaches that examine the intricate weavings of identity, politics, culture and humor within contemporary art.
His artistic practice, which encompasses sculpture, graphics, photography, performance, video and painting, is characterized by his ability to integrate and confront diverse discourses and aesthetics, generating thought-provoking spaces for reflection and critique, often employing satire as a tool. His research also extends into the realms of ethnology, urbanity, sexuality, and power dynamics, explored through collaborative research grounded in psychoanalysis.This long-term engagement with individuals on the margins of society-people navigating their existence outside conventional norms-has been a rich source of inspiration.
Limón de León is drawn to the resilience, creativity, and knowledge that these communities cultivate and which, in turn, profoundly influence his artistic process.
Born in Mexico City in 1979, lives and works in CDMX.
His work has been exhibited in museums such as: Marres, Maastricht, NL, 2024; Museo Cabañas, GDL, MX, 2023; Museo Universitario del Chopo, CDMX, 2019,2013; Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, CDMX, 2019,2006; Eye Museum, Amsterdam, NL, 2016; Pinchuk Art Center, Kiev, UR, 2014; Museo Tamayo, CDMX, 2014; Casa del Lago, CDMX, 2014; KunstMuseum Bonn, DE, 2013; San Francisco Art Institute, US, 2011; Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M), Madrid, 2010; Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, US, 2010; Museo de Arte Moderno, CDMX, 2009. As well as in galleries; Ellen de Brujine Projects, Amsterdam; Pequod.co, CDMX; Wild-Palms, Dusseldorf, DE; Galería Hilario Galguera, CDMX; Y-Gallery, NY; among others. In recent years his work has been part of public and private collections such as the collection of the Kunstpalast Museum in Düsseldorf; Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, CDMX; Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo, CDMX; Frank Demaegd Collection, BE; Oehmen Collection, DE; ESPAC; MX and Alain Servais Collection, BE.
Mauricio Limón de León is an alumnus of the Rijksakademie, Amsterdam of the 2016-2017 generation. He has been a finalist of the Future Generation Art Prize of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, recipient of the Jóvenes Creadores grant from FONCA and the annual grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. He has been artist-in-residence at Fondation Fiminco, Paris; Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; Casa Wabi, Puerto Escondido; Casa Gallina, Mexico City.
He has curated exhibitions at El cuarto de máquinas, Museo Experimental el ECO and Museo de Historia Natural, Mexico City; Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.
