A investigação de Jorge Pardo trata do conceito de funcionalidade, questionando os limites da arte e do design. Sua pesquisa evolui numa narrativa construtiva, como por exemplo a justaposição de técnicas diversas para compor um conjunto pictórico de referências não apenas da contemporaneidade, mas que também adentram o universo da própria história da arte. As luminárias são exemplos desse processo de construção pelo artista, posto que foram concebidas de forma digital e desenvolvidas com plástico reciclado, aço e alumínio, de maneira que estabeleçam uma simbiose com o espaço onde são instaladas.

Formou-se em belas-artes pelo Art Center College of Art, em Pasadena, Califórnia (EUA), além da Universidade de Illinois, Chicago (EUA). Ao longo da carreira, foi contemplado com prêmios importantes, como o MacArthur Fellowship Award (2010), Smithsonian American Art Museum Lucelia Artist Award (2001) e Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (1995). Dentre as exposições individuais estão as realizadas na Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (2019-2020), David Gill Gallery, Londres (2015), Petzel Gallery, Nova York (2014), Gagosian Gallery, Nova York (2010), Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2010), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2008), e Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami (2007). Dentre as mostras coletivas está a 57ª Bienal de Veneza (2017). Suas obras integram importantes coleções, incluindo o Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (EUA), Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, Nova York (EUA) e Tate Modern, Londres (UK).

Jorge Pardo’s investigation concerns the concept of functionality, questioning the limits of art and design. His research evolves in a constructive narrative, as, for example, the juxtaposition of various techniques to compose a pictorial set of references drawn not only from contemporaneity, but also from art history. His lamps are examples of this process of construction by the artist, as they were conceived and developed digitally, with steel, aluminum and recycled plastic, in a way that establishes a symbiosis with the space in which they are installed.

He holds a degree in fine arts from Art Center College of Art, in Pasadena, California (USA), and from University of Illinois Chicago (USA). Over the course of his career, he has received important recognitions, such as the MacArthur Fellowship Award (2010), the Smithsonian American Art Museum Lucelia Artist Award (2001) and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (1995). He has held solo shows at venues that include the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (2019–2020); David Gill Gallery, London (2015); Petzel Gallery, New York (2014); Gagosian Gallery, New York (2010); the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2010); the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (2008); and Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami (2007). Group shows he has participated in include the 57th Venice Biennale (2017). His works figure in important collections, including those of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (USA); the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York (USA); and Tate Modern, London (UK).