Abraham Cruzvillegas

Abraham Cruzvillegas is a conceptual artist best known for his work with found objects. Born in 1968 in Mexico City, Cruzvilleagas describes his work as autoconstrucción - or self-construction. In this episode of Brilliant Ideas, watch Cruzvillegas tackle the Turbine Hall commission in London’s Tate Modern, one of the art world’s biggest challenges. Get inside the minds of the world’s most influential and provocative artists with this unique series. Meet the trailblazers who are reinventing art as we know it, from internationally renowned artist and activist Ai Wei Wei, to Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry, performance artist Marina Abramović, Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing, and one of the most celebrated artists of his generation, KAWS. Brilliant Ideas takes you inside the studios of these acclaimed visionaries, and features fascinating insight from art world experts, and those closest to the artists.