Raphael Montañez OrtĂz
- Archealogical Find #3
DestrucciĂłn de colchĂłn quemado sobre respaldo de madera | Burnt mattress destruction on wooden backing
195.6 x 162.6 x 58.4 cm
- Archeological Find #21: The Aftermath, 1961
Sofá destruido, madera, algodón, cuerda, fibras vegetales y pegamento sobre respaldo de madera | Destroyed Sofa, wood, cotton, wire, vegetable fiber and glue on wooden backing
213.4 x 137.2 x 61 cm
- Destruction Room, 1997
Piano destruido | Destroyed Piano
Medidas variables
- Humpty Dumpty Piano Destruction, 1997
Performance at the Whitney Museum
- Nailed Marshmellows, 1964
Malvaviscos quemados clavados sobre base de madera | Burnt marshmellows nailed on wooden backing
11.4 x 47 x 45.4 cm
- Orgy of Prayer, 1960
Velas, pintura negra y cartĂłn prensado | Candles, black paint and pressed cardboard
83.8 x 91.4 cm
- Physio-Psycho-Alchemy, 1986
- Henny Penny Piano Destruction Concert, 1967
- Sunburst, 1960
Servilletas de papel, aceite y grapas sobre cartĂłn | Paper towels, oil, staples on cardboard
152.4 x 101.6 cm
- Wax Works: The Electric Wire, 1990-91
Cera y objetos | Wax and objects
Dimensiones variables (Variable dimensions)
- Wounded Knee, 1965
Archeological Find: Wounded Knee, 1965 Sofa destruido | Destroyed sofa Medidas variables (Variable dimensions)
- Children of Treblinka, 1962
Papel, lodo, zapatos quemados, pintura negra sobre soporte de madera | Paper, mud, burnt shoes, black paint on wooden backing
43.2 x 33 x 15.2 cm
- Couch Cushion, 1961
CojĂn destruido | Destroyed Cushion
50.8 x 61 x 20.3 cm
20'x24"x8"
- Monument to Buchenwald, 1961
Papel, lodo, zapatos quemados, pintura negra sobre soporte de madera | Paper, mud, burnt shoes, black paint on wooden backing
76.2 x 71.1 x 17.8 cm
- Door of Perception, 1961
Puerta de refrigerador deconstruida con acetileno | Acetylene deconstructed refrigerator door
3' x 4' x 5"
- The Kiss, 1985
Video de 3/4 pulgada, b/n, video con sonido | 3/4 inch video, b/w, video with sound
5’ 29’’
- Dance No. 1., 1985
Video de 3/4 pulgada, b/n, video con sonido | 3/4 inch video, b/w, video with sound.
2’ 30’’
- What is this?, 1985
Video de 3/4 pulgada, b/n, video con sonido | 3/4 inch video, b/w, video with sound.
9’ 15”
- Beach Umbrella, 1985
Video de 3/4 pulgada, b/n, video con sonido | 3/4 inch video, b/w, video with sound.
7’ 23’’
- Ring Ring Rag Time, 1996
Video de 3/4 pulgada, b/n, video con sonido | 3/4 inch video, b/w, video with sound.
11’ 19’’
Raphael Montañez OrtĂz
New York, United States, 1934.
Lives and works in New Jersey, United States.




















