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Sebastian Errauiz

Designer, Artist, Entrepreneur & Activist

Sebastian Errazuriz (born 1977) is a designer, artist, entrepreneur and activist based in New York. He is known for a diverse body of work that demands reconsideration of familiar objects. These works often challenge viewers perceptions of how things are,[3] and blur the boundaries between contemporary art, design, and craft.

At 28 Errazuriz became the second living South American artist to have his work sold at Sotheby’s Important Twentieth Century Design. In 2010 he was named Chilean Designer of the Year. In 2014 he had his first solo show at Carnegie Museum of Art, which garnered earned him comparisons to Marcel Duchamp and Maurizio Cattelan.

Errazuriz has been featured in multiple magazine covers and portrayed in thousands of press articles. He has received critical acclaim from The New York Times, The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal, among others. Gestalten published the first monograph of his work. In addition, his work has been featured in mainstream TV on BBC, CNN, and ABC”. His work has been exhibited all over the world including in the middle of Times Square with his 2015 public art installation A Pause in the City that Never Sleeps, where the artist’s yawning face appeared on multiple of the monitors.