Norbert Clyde Martinez Jr.

Norbert was born and raised in Texas. He earned his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has exhibited in solo and group shows in New York, Chicago, and throughout Texas. Norbert's work fluctuates between the 2-D and 3-D, as well as performance. His work deals with archetypal images and objects that reinforce the ability to find inherent meaning in storytelling.

I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
Video still from installation (4:20 minutes). Dimensions variable, 2011

The Best There Ever Was
Video still (3:13 minutes), 2010

Reliquary VI
Photo still from the film Rocky II, Coins, transparent tape, picture frame, 22 1/2" x 26 1/2" x 2 1/2", 2011

Curator: Larissa Harris

May 1 - May 22, 2011