ArtBabble: Doris Salcedo

Doris Salcedo: Istanbul

Art21 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:12:52 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #115: Doris Salcedo discusses her installation for the Istanbul Biennial, describing how she wanted to create a “topography of war” that would transcend the specificity of historical events.

Doris Salcedo: Third World Identity

Art21 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:04:30 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #086: In her Bogotá studio, artist Doris Salcedo discusses the stereotypes she faces as a citizen of a Third World country and how she embraces these first-hand experiences of discrimination to inform her art. Shown working alongside her team of assistants, whose collective labor underscores the political messages of her sculptures, Salcedo proposes a more humble role for artists working today.

Doris Salcedo: Season 5 Preview (October 2009)

Art21 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:22:43 +0000

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This video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Compassion premiering on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings).

Compassion features three artists—William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, and Carrie Mae Weems—whose works explore conscience and the possibility of understanding and reconciling past and present, while exposing injustice and expressing tolerance for others.