She currently lives and works between Madrid and Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her work examines the social causes and consequences of violence. For her, the morgue faithfully reflects society, particularly that of her native country, where deaths caused by drug-related crime, poverty, political crisis and ineffective government response have devastated communities. Margolles has developed a unique language and content to speak on behalf of her silenced protagonists, the victims considered \u2018collateral damage\u2019 of the conflict. Margolles holds a degree in Forensic Medicine and Communication Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.Her work has been exhibited extensively in institutions such as Mattatoio, Rome (2022); MUAC, Mexico City (2021); Es Baluard, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2020); BPS22, Charleroi, Belgium (2019); Kunsthalle Krems, Austria (2019); MSSA, Santiago de Chile (2019); MAMBO, Bogot\u00e1 (2019); Padiglione d\u2019Arte Contemporanea in Milan (2018); the Witte de With, Rotterdam (2018); the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art contemporain in Montreal (2017); the Neuberger Museum of Art in New York (2015), the CA2M in Madrid (2014), the Migros Museum in Zurich (2014), the Tate Modern in London (2012); the MALBA in Buenos Aires (2008); the Museo del Barrio in New York (2008); the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York (2007); the Kunsthalle in Vienna (2007); the Museum f\u00fcr Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt (Germany) (2004); P. S.1 \/MoMa, New York (2002); the Kunst-Werke Berlin (2002) and the South London Gallery (2002), among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has participated in the Venice Biennale on three occasions. Her presentation What Else Could We Talk About? was presented at the 53rd edition (2009), in the Mexico Pavilion exhibition, curated by Cuauht\u00e9moc Medina. Teresa Margolles\u2019 work was presented again at the 58th Biennial (2019), as part of the International Exhibition, curated by Ralph Rugoff where she received a Special Mention from the Jury in recognition of her work. Recently, he has also participated in the 60th edition, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. In addition, she has been part of numerous international biennials such as the XVI Cuenca Biennial (2023); XI Lanzarote Biennial (2022); XXII Sydney Biennial (2020), Los Angeles Biennial (2016), VII Berlin Biennial (2012), Moscow Biennial (2007), IV Liverpool Biennial (2006), Prague Biennial (2005), IV Mercosur Biennial (2003) and VII Cuenca Biennial (2002). Margolles has also been commissioned for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square for 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teresa Margolles\u2019 work is part of numerous art collections around the world, including Tate Modern, London; MoMA, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA; Perez Art Museum, Miami; MACBA, Barcelona; CNAP, Paris; Museo del Banco de la Rep\u00fablica, Bogot\u00e1; Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France; Neuberger Museum of Art, USA; Castello di Rivoli, Italy; CGAC, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; CA2M Collection, Madrid; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; Kunsthaus Z\u00fcndel, Germany; Kunsthaus Z\u00fcrich, Germany; Kunsthaus Z\u00fcndel, Germany; Kunsthaus Z\u00fcndel, Germany; Kunsthaus Z\u00fcndel, Germany; Kunsthaus Z\u00fcndel, Germany; Kunsthaus Z\u00fcndel, Germany. MUAC, Mexico City; Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico; Museo Tamayo Arte Contempor\u00e1neo, Mexico City; Museum f\u00fcr Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, USA; Adrastus Collection, Ar\u00e9valo, Spain, Maison Europ\u00e9enne de la Photographie, Paris, among many others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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