Hardcover, 23 x 28 cm, 328 pages, English
PAC in Milan presents the solo exhibition of Teresa Margolles (Culiacán, 1963), a Mexican artist living and working between Mexico City and Madrid. Particularly prone to crude realism, her works bear witness to the complexities of contemporary society, weakened by an alarming violence that is tearing the world — and especially Mexico — into pieces. Winner of the 2012 Prince Claus Award, Teresa Margolles has represented Mexico at the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009, and her works have been shown in several international museums, institutions and foundations. Margolles’ 14 installations on display at PAC feature a minimalistic, yet high-impact style, which is almost overbearing from a conceptual perspective. They explore thorny issues such as death, social injustice, gender hate, marginalisation and corruption, generating a constant tension between horror and beauty.
ESSAYS
The Aesthetics of Terror: Diego Sileo
A.nibal. K.arla. A.dan. This Body Is Not Mine / This Body Is Not Me
Oscar Gardea Duarte / a.k.a. Rufián / a.k.a. Tâm Liêu Âm
WORKS
Water: Michy Marxuach
Blood: Ángel Moya Garcia
Memory: Gilbert Vicario
Word: Mario Canal
Journalism: Ferran Barenblit
Body: Eugenio Viola
Cement: Francesca Guerisoli
Absence: Raphael Gygax
Places: Antoine Henry Jonquères
Testimonies: Emanuela Borzacchiello
Action: Melissa Martin
Border: Tatiana Abellán
Pička: Alejandra Labastida
