Teresa Margolles: 127 Cuerpos |
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| Artist:
| Margolles, Teresa |
| Text by:
| Yepez, Heriberto
Bätzner, Nike
Dander, Patrizia |
| ISBN: | 978-3-925974-66-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $61.00 |
Book Description:
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The Mexican artist Teresa Margolles presents delicate remnants of threads that were used to sew up bodies after their autopsies. Each of 127 threads represents a particular person who died a violent death. The work explores the role of memory, the past and social, political and economic issues.
The Mexican artist Teresa Margolles presents delicate remnants of threads that were used to sew up bodies after their autopsies. Each of 127 threads represents a particular person who died a violent death. The work explores the role of memory, the past and social, political and economic issues.