The early adventures of the Zorro of Mexican art

The author comments on the early work of Gabriel Orozco, focusing on his "Empty shoe box," which was exhibited at the 1993 Venice Biennale. Bonami suggests that the piece is part of the trinity of conceptual art, and shares his introduction to Orozco's art. He considers how Orozco played the dual role of infiltrating the "first world" system and manipulating it, as well as functioning as the Godfather of his generation.