Teresa Margolles, Pista de baile de la discoteca “Tlaquepaque” (Dance Floor of the Club “Tlaquepaque”), 2016, print on cotton paper showing a trans sex working standing on the floor of a demolished club dance floor in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta” is on view at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art in Milan through Sunday, May 20. The solo exhibition presents 14 installation works by the Mexican artist, whose work often seeks to memorialize those who have died from violent deaths, particularly the lives of trans sex workers. (Margolles was recently shortlisted for the Guggenheim’s 2018 Hugo Boss Prize.)
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, showing Karla, Hilario Reyes Gallegos (2016), at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO/COURTESY THE ARTIST
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Teresa Margolles, Pista de baile de la discoteca “Irma’s” (Dance Floor of the Club “Irma’s”), 2016, print on cotton paper showing a trans sex working standing on the floor of a demolished club dance floor in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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Teresa Margolles, Pista de baile de la discoteca “Tlaquepaque” (Dance Floor of the Club “Tlaquepaque”), 2016, print on cotton paper showing a trans sex working standing on the floor of a demolished club dance floor in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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Teresa Margolles, Pista de baile de la discoteca “Nancy’s” (Dance Floor of the Club “Nancy’s”), 2016, print on cotton paper showing a trans sex working standing on the floor of a demolished club dance floor in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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Teresa Margolles, Pista de baile de la discoteca “La Madelón” (Dance Floor of the Club “La Madelón”), 2016, print on cotton paper showing a trans sex working standing on the floor of a demolished club dance floor in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Teresa Margolles, Mundos, 2016, Neon sign taken from a former bar in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, speaker, installation view.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GALLERIA PETER KILCHMANN, ZURICH
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, showing Papeles (2003), at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, showing Papeles (2003), at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Teresa Margolles, Papeles (Paper), detail, 2003, 92 sheets of Fabriano paper painted with the water used to wash bodies after an autopsy.
KALLE SANNER/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GALLERIA PETER KILCHMANN, ZURICH
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Teresa Margolles, 51 cuerpos (51 bodies), detail, 2010, segments of threads used after autopsy, each was used to mend the bodies of victims of violent death.
NORBERT MIGULETZ/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GALLERIA PETER KILCHMANN, ZURICH
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, showing 51 cuerpos (2010), at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GALLERIA PETER KILCHMANN, ZURICH
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, showing Vaporización (2002–18), at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, showing Vaporización (2002–18), at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, showing PM10 (2010), at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Teresa Margolles, PM10 (detail), 2012, 313 cover images from the PM newspaper in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, published in 2010.
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Installation view of “Teresa Margolles: Ya Basta Hijos de Puta,” 2018, at PAC Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan.
NICO COVRE, VULCANO
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Teresa Margolles, Ajuste de Cuentas 7 (Account Adjustment 7), gold inlaid glass, wooden showcase, and mixed media.
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