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The work of Cristina Garrido is an operative research into the visibility and recognition of the work of art — into the social devices and protocols that constitute the platforms through which artists' work becomes seen, valued and legitimized. Her practice takes the form of video, installation, drawing, books and performance, alongside multiple objects reproduced by the artist as icons of the contemporary art system.
Across different projects Garrido examines how the things that circulate at art fairs, in catalogues and online come to play the role of art: how a designation, an installation shot, the name of a museum or a gallery, functions as a sign whose validation carries real social and economic weight. Her work turns to the tutorial, the documentary, the testimonial, the taxonomy, the classroom, the promotional brochure, the guided tour or the press release — formats through which contemporary art's systems of production and circulation normally operate — to examine their internal workings: their economies of attention and promotion, and the labor and market realities beneath them.
She studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid and Camberwell College of Arts (London), and holds an MA in Fine Art from Wimbledon College of Art, supported by the Fundació “la Caixa” Grant.
Recent solo exhibitions include Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (Mexico City), MACS Grand-Hornu (Hornu) and Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo – CA2M (Madrid).
Her work has also been shown internationally at institutions such as Fondation CAB (Brussels), Cloud Seven (Brussels), The British Museum (London), Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Centro Botín (Santander), CASS Sculpture Foundation (UK), Spike Island (UK), and EKKM (Tallinn), among others.
She has participated in public programs at The Photographers’ Gallery (London), Van Abbemuseum (Eindhoven), and La Triennale di Milano, and her work is held in the collections of MACBA (Barcelona), Museo CA2M (Madrid), The British Museum (London), TBA21–Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and the D. Daskalopoulos Collection, amongst others.
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The work of Cristina Garrido is an operative research into the visibility and recognition of the work of art — into the social devices and protocols that constitute the platforms through which artists' work becomes seen, valued and legitimized. Her practice takes the form of video, installation, drawing, books and performance, alongside multiple objects reproduced by the artist as icons of the contemporary art system.
Across different projects Garrido examines how the things that circulate at art fairs, in catalogues and online come to play the role of art: how a designation, an installation shot, the name of a museum or a gallery, functions as a sign whose validation carries real social and economic weight. Her work turns to the tutorial, the documentary, the testimonial, the taxonomy, the classroom, the promotional brochure, the guided tour or the press release — formats through which contemporary art's systems of production and circulation normally operate — to examine their internal workings: their economies of attention and promotion, and the labor and market realities beneath them.
She studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid and Camberwell College of Arts (London), and holds an MA in Fine Art from Wimbledon College of Art, supported by the Fundació “la Caixa” Grant.
Recent solo exhibitions include Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (Mexico City), MACS Grand-Hornu (Hornu) and Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo – CA2M (Madrid).
Her work has also been shown internationally at institutions such as Fondation CAB (Brussels), Cloud Seven (Brussels), The British Museum (London), Kupferstich-Kabinett, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Centro Botín (Santander), CASS Sculpture Foundation (UK), Spike Island (UK), and EKKM (Tallinn), among others.
She has participated in public programs at The Photographers’ Gallery (London), Van Abbemuseum (Eindhoven), and La Triennale di Milano, and her work is held in the collections of MACBA (Barcelona), Museo CA2M (Madrid), The British Museum (London), TBA21–Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary and the D. Daskalopoulos Collection, amongst others.
Photo: Ricardo León.