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.
Solo show (selection): Arcane Genders, Naranjo 141, Mexico City (2025); Memoria ciega, MuseoCabañas, Guadalajara (2023); El primero que ría (traveling exhibition) Wild Palms, Düsseldorf, Instituto Cultural de Mexico, Madrid (2021), Institut Cultural du Mexique, Paris (2020); Fallen LikeSnake Skin, Pequod Co., Mexico City (2022); Les petits sois sont verts... les petits poisson rouges..., Ellen de Bruijne Projects, Amsterdam; Dientes rotos, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City (2019).
Group show (selection): Botánica de asfalto. Colección contemporánea, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City (2025); Toda sangre llega al lugar de su quietud, Museo Cabañas, Guadalajara (2023); Printtemps, Fondation Fiminco, Paris (2021); The Performance Show, AVL-Mundo y Ellen deBruijne Projects, Rotterdam (2020); Someshapesarepornsomeshapesarenotpornsomepornsha-pesarenotporn, RIJKS OPEN, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam (2017).
In recent years, his work has become part of public and private collections such as the Kunstpalast Museum Collection, the Carrillo Gil Art Museum, Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC), ESPAC, and the Alain Servais Collection, among others.
Mauricio Limón de León belongs to the 2016–2017 generation of the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. He has been a finalist for the Victor Pinchuk Foundation’s Future Generation Art Prize, a recipientof the jóvenes creadores FONCA grant, and the annual Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. He hasbeen an artist-in-residence at Fondation Fiminco, Cité Internationale des Arts, Casa Wabi, and CasaGallina.
He has curated exhibitions at El Cuarto de Máquinas, Museo Experimental el Eco, and the Museo de Historia Natural in Mexico City, as well as at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
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