Opening Soon—Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning

Join us to celebrate the opening of our new special exhibition, Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning, on view November 4, 2016 through April 9, 2017. Colombian artist Doris Salcedo is known for her sculptures and public installations that honor, acknowledge, and mourn individuals lost to civil violence.

Opening Celebration
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Open galleries: 5–9pm

Lecture: 6–7:15pm
Conversation between artist Doris Salcedo and Elaine Scarry, the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value; moderated by exhibition curator Mary Schneider Enriquez



 

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Further Reading

The Harvard Gazette recently focused on Salcedo’s room-sized tapestry A Flor de Piel (2013), composed of thousands of preserved rose petals stitched together by hand.

A new book complementing Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning delves into the unique materiality of works by this contemporary Colombian artist.

Read more about how a visit to Salcedo’s studio in Bogotá helped curator Mary Schneider Enriquez to develop this exhibition.

Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning is made possible by the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family, the Charles O. Wood III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation, Marguerite Steed Hoffman and Thomas W. Lentz, Catherine Marcus Rose and William Rose, Bridgitt and Bruce Evans, Mark N. Diker and Deborah A. Colson, and Elaine Levin. In addition, the following endowed funds have provided crucial support: the Agnes Gund Fund for Modern and Contemporary Art; the Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund; and the Harvard Art Museums Mellon Publication Funds, including the Henry P. McIlhenny Fund. Modern and contemporary art programs at the Harvard Art Museums are made possible in part by generous support from the Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., Fund for Modern and Contemporary Art.

Image: Doris Salcedo, A Flor de Piel (detail), 2013. Rose petals and thread. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. G. David Thompson, in memory of his son, G. David Thompson, Jr., Class of 1958, by exchange; purchase through the generosity of Elaine Levin in honor of Mary Schneider Enriquez; and purchase through the generosity of Deborah and Martin Hale, 2014.133. © Doris Salcedo. Photo: Joerg Lohse; courtesy of the artist and Alexander and Bonin, New York, and White Cube, London.



 
           
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