id:			378931
accession number:	2020.64
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.64
updated:		2022-05-13 09:00:18.496000

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
	<i>Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021</i>. 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 <em>El Manto Negro</em> 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 <em>El Manto Negro</em>, 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. <em>El Manto Negro</em> 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 <em>El manto negro/The black shroud,</em> 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. <em>El manto negro</em> 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

	"New Take on the New: A comprehensive reinstallation of the galleries of contemporary art offers fresh viewpoints on the art of our time.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>61, no. 2 (Spring 2021): Cover, 4-9.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 6-7; Mentioned: P. 4, 6.
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IMAGES