Pablo Helguera

Pablo Helguera (Mexico City, 1971) is a New York-based artist whose multidisciplinary practice spans installation, sculpture, photography, drawing, socially engaged art, and performance. His work explores themes such as history, pedagogy, sociolinguistics, ethnography, memory, and the absurd, using diverse formats like lectures, museum displays, musical compositions, and written fiction. Notably, his project “The School of Panamerican Unrest,” a nomadic think-tank journey from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, stands as one of the most extensive public art projects to date and a hallmark of socially engaged art.

Helguera’s artistic and educational pursuits often intersect, as seen in his tenure as Director of Adult and Academic Programs at MoMA and his role as pedagogical curator of the 8th Mercosul Biennial. He has exhibited and performed at prestigious venues worldwide, including MoMA PS1, Museo Reina Sofia, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. His contributions to art and education have earned him accolades like the Guggenheim Fellowship and the International Award of Participatory Art. Helguera is also a prolific writer, with works such as Education for Socially Engaged Art and The Parable Conference, and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Arts and Entrepreneurship at The New School in New York.