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On the occasion of the annual Index Art Book Fair, hosted at kurimanzutto, Mexico City from January 18–21, 2024, the gallery opened Iñaki Bonillas: Interiors. The exhibition is part of kurimanzutto’s From the Archive program, a series that mines our archive to share narratives from artists and the gallery. While Bonillas has been widely recognized since the 1990s for his analytical exploration of photography, this display celebrated the artist’s two-decade long commitment to the interiors of a complementary medium: books.

installation view of iñaki bonillas: interiors, as part of from the archive, january 18–march 23, 2024

installation view of iñaki bonillas: interiors, as part of from the archive, january 18–march 23, 2024

transparencies, 2014

transparencies, 2014

(details): orange, 2013

(details): orange, 2013

installation view of iñaki bonillas: interiors, as part of from the archive, january 18–march 23, 2024

installation view of iñaki bonillas: interiors, as part of from the archive, january 18–march 23, 2024

installation view of iñaki bonillas: interiors, as part of from the archive, January 18–March 23, 2024

installation view of iñaki bonillas: interiors, as part of from the archive, January 18–March 23, 2024

When examining the relationship between books, images, and typography, exploring books as a technology of communication, creating his own artists’ books, or employing books as reference materials, Bonillas’s enthusiasm originates inward, directed towards the artisanal production, materiality, and semiotics of books. Yet, the selection of artworks and archival materials exhibited demonstrates that for Bonillas, the language of books also extends beyond the interiority of the bound object. 

 

installation view of iñaki bonillas: books & editions, 1998–2019, as part of from the archive, January 18–21, 2024

installation view of iñaki bonillas: books & editions, 1998–2019, as part of from the archive, January 18–21, 2024

the mirror's ideas, 2010

the mirror's ideas, 2010

installation view of iñaki bonillas: books & editions, 1998–2019, as part of from the archive, January 18–21, 2024

installation view of iñaki bonillas: books & editions, 1998–2019, as part of from the archive, January 18–21, 2024

the next time you see me i will have changed a lot, 2018

the next time you see me i will have changed a lot, 2018

Interiors was complemented by a comprehensive selection of Bonillas’s artists’ books and editions in kurimanzutto’s bookstore during Index Art Book Fair. 

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exhibition booklet