Otero-Pailos, Jorge

Jorge Otero-Pailos (born 27 October 1971) is an artist, preservation architect, theorist and educator, recognized for his contributions to experimental preservation and as the founder and editor of the journal Future Anterior, the first scholarly journal dedicated to preservation theory. He is best known for his “The Ethics of Dust” ongoing series of artworks created by casting pollution and surface residues from monuments, which was exhibited at the 53rd Venice Biennale. Westminster Hall, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and SFMoMA, amongst others. His work often intersects art and preservation, as seen in his advocacy for the restoration of modernist embassies, where he integrates artistic practices into architectural conservation. He is Director and Professor of Historic Preservation at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (Columbia GSAPP).