Teresa Margolles (méx)
Actualmente vive y trabaja entre Madrid y Ciudad de México.
Su obra examina las causas y consecuencias sociales de la violencia. Para ella, la morgue refleja fielmente la sociedad, en particular la de su país natal, donde las muertes causadas por delitos relacionados con el narcotráfico, la pobreza, la crisis política y la ineficaz respuesta del gobierno han devastado comunidades. Margolles ha desarrollado un lenguaje único y contenido para hablar en nombre de sus silenciados protagonistas, las víctimas consideradas «daños colaterales» del conflicto. Margolles es licenciada en Medicina Forense y Ciencias de la Comunicación por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
She currently lives and works between Madrid and Mexico City.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 ‘collateral damage’ 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, Bogotá (2019); Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea in Milan (2018); the Witte de With, Rotterdam (2018); the Musée d’art 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 für 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.
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 Cuauhtémoc Medina. Teresa Margolles’ 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.
Teresa Margolles’ 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 República, Bogotá; Musée d’Art 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 Zündel, Germany; Kunsthaus Zürich, Germany; Kunsthaus Zündel, Germany; Kunsthaus Zündel, Germany; Kunsthaus Zündel, Germany; Kunsthaus Zündel, Germany; Kunsthaus Zündel, Germany. MUAC, Mexico City; Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico; Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City; Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, USA; Adrastus Collection, Arévalo, Spain, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, among many others.