Eduardo Abaroa (born 1968) is a Mexican artist and writer working in the fields ofsculpture,installation andperformance.

Born inMexico City in 1968, Abaroa received a bachelor's degree from theNational School of Plastic Arts of theNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1999 and aMaster of Fine Arts degree from theCalifornia Institute of the Arts (Valencia, California) in 2001.^[1] His work has been shown in Mexico, the United States,^[2][3] Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada,South Korea, and other countries. As a writer, he has contributed texts for exhibition catalogues of artistsFrancis Alÿs,Melanie Smith, Pablo Vargas Lugo, Tercerunquinto andDr Lakra, among others. He was also an art reviewer for the newspaperReforma and has written for other publications likeCurare,Código 06140,Moho,95La Tempestad95, theJournal of Aesthetics & Protest, and theArgentinian magazineRamona.

Abaroa was a founding member of the alternativeartist-run space Temístocles 44, along with Pablo Vargas Lugo,Abraham Cruzvillegas,Daniela Rossell, and Sofía Táboas. Founded in 1993 in an abandoned house owned by Haydee Rovirosa inPolanco, Temístocles 44 was a space were exhibitions, artist discussions, lectures, talks and informal workshops took place.^[4] This group of artists renewed Mexican art through the negation of painting in favor of other mediums.^{[citation needed]} Inspired by the mass media they created ephemeral works.

Abaroa directed the ninth International Symposium of Art Theory (Simposio Internacional de Teoría Sobre Arte Contemporáneo, SITAC) in Mexico City, and is currently course director of the Education Program atSOMA, a Mexico City arts organization.^[5]

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