Doris Salcedo
May 2022—January 2023
In Room 2 of the Pavilions, Glenstone will present a selection of sculptures by Doris Salcedo (Colombian, b. 1958), the first exhibition of her work in the Washington, D.C. area. Salcedo, who lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia, creates powerful and moving sculptures that reflect the myriad ways in which violence and oppression manifest in the modern world. She grounds her practice in research and firsthand interviews with survivors of political and domestic violence. By way of a time-intensive and laborious process, the forms her sculptures achieve are poetic and compassionate translations of the words and experiences of those who have suffered harm. This exhibition will feature a recently completed work commissioned by Glenstone, Disremembered X, 2020/2021, a sculpture in four parts which originated from interviews the artist conducted with American mothers who have lost children to gun violence.
Exhibition Preview
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Doris Salcedo
Disremembered X, 2020/2021
Salcedo 2020Disremembered X, 2020/2021
sewing needles and silk thread (four pieces)
dimensions variable
© Doris Salcedo
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Disremembered_Final_2-1067x800.jpg Two silk shrouds hang on a gallery wall a few feet above the ground. -
Doris Salcedo
Tabula Rasa IV, 2018
Salcedo 2018Tabula Rasa IV, 2018
wood
31 ⅛ x 76 ⅝ x 34 ⅜ inches (79 x 195 x 87 cm)
© Doris Salcedo
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SALCd_TabulaRasa_IV-1067x800.jpg A brown wooden table sits on a gallery floor; the table has a rough, uneven surface. -
Doris Salcedo
Tabula Rasa II, 2018
Salcedo 2018Tabula Rasa II, 2018
wood
32 ⅞ x 47 ⅝ x 31 ⅛ inches (84 x 121 x 79 cm)
© Doris Salcedo
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SALCd_TabulaRasa_II-1067x800.jpg A desk with no drawers sits on the floor, it has a rough and damaged surface. -
Doris Salcedo
Tabula Rasa I, 2018
Salcedo 2018Tabula Rasa I, 2018
wood
32 1/16 x 77 ⅜ x 29 ⅛ inches (81 x 197 x 74 cm)
© Doris Salcedo
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SALCd_TabulaRasa_I-1078x800.jpg A brown wooden table sits on a gallery floor; the table has a rough, uneven surface. -
Doris Salcedo
Untitled, 1998
Salcedo 1998Untitled, 1998
wooden armoire, wooden table, concrete and steel
71 ¼ x 49 x 25 inches (181 x 124 x 64 cm)
© Doris Salcedo
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1998-661x800.jpg An armoire full of concrete sits on a gallery floor. A table is embedded within the concrete. -
Doris Salcedo
Untitled, 1992
Salcedo 1992Untitled, 1992
wood, cement, wire mesh and steel
60 ¼ x 36 ½ x 16 inches (153.04 x 92.71 x 40.64 cm)
© Doris Salcedo
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1992-502x800.jpg A glass-front cabinet is filled with concrete and standing against a wall. -
Doris Salcedo
Untitled, 1989 - 1990/2013
SalcedoUntitled, 1989 - 1990/2013
steel and animal fiber
5 ½ x 35 ¼ x 72 inches (14 x 90 x 183 cm) four parts, each
© Doris Salcedo
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Doris Salcedo https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SALCd_Untitled1989-1990.2013-1067x800.jpg Four empty bedframes sit in a room, one leans vertically against the wall.