id: 378931
accession number: 2020.64
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.64
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El manto negro / The black shroud, 2020. Teresa Margolles (Mexican, b. 1963). 1,600 burnished ceramic pieces; each approximately: 10.5 x 11 x 3.5 cm (4 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller 2020.64 © Teresa Margolles
title: El manto negro / The black shroud
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creation date: 2020
creation date earliest: 2020
creation date latest: 2020
current location: 229B Contemporary
creditline: Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller
copyright: © Teresa Margolles
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culture: Mexico
technique: 1,600 burnished ceramic pieces
department: Contemporary Art
collection: CONTEMP - Sculpture
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
* Teresa Margolles (Mexican, b. 1963) - artist
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measurements: Each approximately: 10.5 x 11 x 3.5 cm (4 1/8 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
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edition of the work: Edition of 3
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021
opening date: 2021-04-20T04:00:00
Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 2020
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2020–
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fun fact:
Each clay piece in El Manto Negro was hand-burnished with a stone to an almost glass-like finish and then darkened with a traditional firing technique using smoke from burning cow manure.
digital description:
To create El Manto Negro, Margolles collaborated with artisans in Mata Ortiz, Mexico, a region known for its ceramic work. The artisans produced thousands of square-shaped ceramic tiles, sourced from deposits at the base of Mata Ortiz’s mountainous zone. Each tile represents a victim of the drug wars that are now rampant in the region; as a grid, they speak to a collective history. El Manto Negro presents Mata Ortiz not only as a site that has fallen prey to violence, but also as a site of artistic productivity that prevails alongside hardship.
wall description:
To create El manto negro/The black shroud, Mexican artist Teresa Margolles collaborated with artisans in Mata Ortiz, Mexico, a region in the US-Mexico borderlands known for its ceramic work. The artisans produced thousands of square ceramic tiles, sourced from deposits in the region's mountainous zone. Each tile represents a victim of the drug wars rampant in the region; as a grid, they function as a collective memorial. El manto negro presents Mata Ortiz not only as a site that has fallen prey to violence, but also as a site of artistic productivity that flourishes alongside hardship.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Yablonsky, Linda, “The art world is reborn in Tribeca,” The Art Newspaper, January 20, 2020.
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url: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/01/20/the-art-world-is-reborn-in-tribeca
Fateman, Johanna, “Teresa Margolles,” 4Columns, January 24, 2020.
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url: https://www.4columns.org/fateman-johanna/teresa-margolles
García, Beatriz, “Las muertes violentas de Teresa Margolles, una artista mexicana en la escena del crimen,” Al Día, February 7, 2020.
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url: https://www.aldianews.com/es/culture/patrimonio-e-historia/en-la-escena-del-crimen#:~:text=Las%20muertes%20violentas%20de%20Teresa%20Margolles%2C%20una%20artista,problema%20no%20son%20los%20muertos%2C%20sino%20los%20vivos.
"New Take on the New: A comprehensive reinstallation of the galleries of contemporary art offers fresh viewpoints on the art of our time.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 61, no. 2 (Spring 2021): Cover, 4-9.
page number: Reproduced: P. 6-7; Mentioned: P. 4, 6.
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