Jorge Mañes Rubio creates artworks that rethink humanity's relationship with the universe and all the beings that live in it -- whether human, nonhuman, material or spiritual.
Why you should listen
There is a nebulous factor that artists like TED Fellow Jorge Mañes Rubio have. This factor is a relentless yet stylish drive to accomplish something significant, to make a difference, to fulfill a vision -- in a big way. It's inexorable. Mañes Rubio recontextualizes the common and overlooked in our society and reveals it to us in a way that makes us know more about what we thought we already understood. And he does it with a warmth or humour that includes us -- not excludes or demeans. There's a compassionate, shared, embracing energy to his art. It draws us in, makes us more aware and more human.
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A delightful art project for anyone who’s ever dreamed of living on the Moon
August 30, 2018
Living on the Moon might just be a chance for humans to learn how to co-exist peacefully and sustainably, proposes Jorge Mañes Rubio, the European Space Agency’s first-ever resident artist. Explore his vision of a new way to settle outer space.
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How to create a museum — wherever you are
December 14, 2016
How the setting for "Slumdog Millionaire" became the location for a unique and vibrant pushcart museum
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A perpetual tourist who makes his own souvenirs: The intriguing work of TED Fellow Jorge Mañes Rubio
July 18, 2014
From China’s underwater cities to Amsterdam’s neglected neighborhoods to Italy’s looted ruins, Jorge Mañes Rubio seeks out forsaken places and makes art that memorializes, reimagines and reengages them with the world. His project “Normal Pool Level” — which emerged from his exploration of the cities, towns and villages submerged by China’s Three Gorges Dam Project […]
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