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This installation, produced for the 8th International Istanbul Biennial, contained approximately 1,550 wooden chairs stacked between two buildings to address the history of migration and displacement in Istanbul. Continue reading Doris Salcedo

photos: © Patrizia Tocci . + Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Plegaria Muda, which translates loosely to “silent prayer,” began with Salcedo’s research into gang violence in Los Angeles. The artist noted how victims and perpetrators of gang violence often share socioeconomic circumstances that lead to conditions of increased violence. They are often viewed as lesser in the eyes of broader society, resulting in a lack of empathy for the loss of their individual lives. The work was also made in response to Salcedo’s experience of mass graves that she visited with grieving mothers in Colombia, who were searching for their missing sons. Continue reading Doris Salcedo