Artist
Doris Salcedo
b. 1958, Bogotá, Colombia · Colombian · Based in Bogotá, Colombia
- MA in Sculpture, New York University (1984)
- BFA, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano (1980)
- Sculpture
- Concrete Encased Furniture
- Surgical Needles
- Public Installations
Doris Salcedo makes sculptures and installations that address political violence, mourning and disappearance in Colombia and beyond. Furniture, concrete, clothing, flowers and architecture become carriers of loss, often through materially restrained but emotionally charged interventions.
Sculpture; installation
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Doris Salcedo in "Compassion" - Season 5 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21
Art2117 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Virtual Studio Visits: Klaus Biesenbach in Conversation with Doris Salcedo
The Museum of Contemporary Art95 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- 1992–2004Atrabiliarios
- 1992–95La Casa Viuda
- 2002Noviembre 6 y 7
- 2007Shibboleth
- 2008–10Plegaria Muda
- 2011–12A Flor de Piel
- 2016Sumando Ausencias
- 2013–17Palimpsest
- 2014–17Disremembered
- 2018Fragmentos
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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