Above, Doris Salcedo working in her studio in Bogotá, Colombia, while she prepares a series of abstract sculptures based on antique household furniture. From the 2009 video “Art in the Twenty First Century, Season 5 – Compassion”. Watch this video for an excellent introduction to her work here.
Doris Salcedo, A Flor de Piel, 2011-2012, (detail) Made from hundreds of rose petals, sutured together by hand. The work is currently a featured display as part of Doris Salcedo’s retrospective at MCA Chicago, on view until 24 May 2015. Images courtesy the artist, Photo: Ben Westoby
Click here to watch a video about the piece and how it was produced.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents the first retrospective of the work of renowned sculptor Doris Salcedo (Colombian, b. 1958). Salcedo—who lives and works in Bogotá—gained prominence in the 1990s for her fusion of postminimalist forms with sociopolitical concerns (you may recall her work “Shibboleth”, a 160 meter crack in the foundation of the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in London, 2008). Viewers should note that her recent major work Plegaria Muda (2008–10) is making its U.S. debut at this exhibition venue. Also of note, the artist received the Hiroshima Art Prize for Peace in 2014. This exhibition is a must-see!!
Make sure to check out the MCA’s exhibition microsite as a wonderful complement to the exhibition: http://www3.mcachicago.org/2015/salcedo/
Doris Salcedo, Untitled, 1998
Wooden cabinet, concrete, steel, and clothing
Collection of Lisa and John Miller, fractional and promised gift to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Photo: David Heald via the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
Reproduced courtesy of the artist; Alexander and Bonin, New York; and White Cube, London.