Colored
2022 – present
Black and white prints on Hahnemühle paper intervened with acrylic paint.
Dimensions variable.
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In the Colored series, I apply acrylic paint to black-and-white photographic reproductions of artworks from avant-garde movements of the 1960s, particularly those associated with conceptual art. Through this gesture, I reflect critically on the role of photography which, under the guise of objectivity, supported that now-historic generation’s desire to dematerialise the artwork. These standardised silver prints, distributed by museums, helped to establish a supposedly neutral aesthetic that was nevertheless loaded with ideological and normative implications. By reintroducing colour —dismissed at the time for its decorative or “feminine” connotations— I aim to restore subjectivity to the heart of art history.
Credits
General installation views and details of the exhibition Cristina Garrido. Paintings [Cristina Garrido. Pinturas], The Goma (Madrid, 2022). Images: Roberto Ruiz.
[Colored] Carole Schneeman, Interior Scroll (2022). 35 x 27,5 cm.
[Colored] Gordon Matta-Clark, Splitting (2022). 56 x 65 cm.
General installation views of the exhibition Cristina Garrido. The White Cube is Never Empty, MACS - Grand-Hornu (Hornu, 2025). Images: Isabelle Arthuis.
[Colored] John Baldessari, Hands Framing New York (2022). 24,7 x 31,3 cm.
[Colored] Bas Jan Ader, I’m too sad to tell you (2022). 33 x 41,3 cm.
[Colored] Yves Klein, Zone de Sensibilité Picturale Immatérielle (2022). 51 x 61 cm.
[Colored] Mladen Stilinović, Artist at Work (2022). 45 x 54,5 cm.
[Colored] Valie Export, Eros/ion (2022). 29 x 35,6 cm.
[Colored] Fina Miralles, El cuerpo cubierto de paja (2022). 43,3 x 33 cm.
[Colored] Yoko Ono, Cut Piece (2022). 37,5 x 32,5 cm.
[Colored] Jiri Kovanda, XXX – November 19 (2022). 24 x 34,5 cm.
[Colored] Marina Abramović & Ulay, Imponderabilia (2022). 52,5 x 53 cm.
[Colored] Marina Abramović & Ulay, Imponderabilia (2022). 52,5 x 53 cm.
[Colored] Trisha Brown, Roof Piece (2024) 36,5 x 49 cm.
[Colored] Robert Morris with Carolee Schneemann, Site (2023) 28,5 x 31,5 cm.
[Colored] Peter Moore, Simone Forti (2023) 29 x 34,5 cm.
[Colored] Piero Manzoni, Scultura viviente (2023) 31 x 32,4 cm.
General installation views and details of the exhibition Cristina Garrido. Paintings [Cristina Garrido. Pinturas], The Goma (Madrid, 2022). Images: Roberto Ruiz.
[Colored] Carole Schneeman, Interior Scroll (2022). 35 x 27,5 cm.
[Colored] Gordon Matta-Clark, Splitting (2022). 56 x 65 cm.
General installation views of the exhibition Cristina Garrido. The White Cube is Never Empty, MACS - Grand-Hornu (Hornu, 2025). Images: Isabelle Arthuis.
[Colored] John Baldessari, Hands Framing New York (2022). 24,7 x 31,3 cm.
[Colored] Bas Jan Ader, I’m too sad to tell you (2022). 33 x 41,3 cm.
[Colored] Yves Klein, Zone de Sensibilité Picturale Immatérielle (2022). 51 x 61 cm.
[Colored] Mladen Stilinović, Artist at Work (2022). 45 x 54,5 cm.
[Colored] Valie Export, Eros/ion (2022). 29 x 35,6 cm.
[Colored] Fina Miralles, El cuerpo cubierto de paja (2022). 43,3 x 33 cm.
[Colored] Yoko Ono, Cut Piece (2022). 37,5 x 32,5 cm.
[Colored] Jiri Kovanda, XXX – November 19 (2022). 24 x 34,5 cm.
[Colored] Marina Abramović & Ulay, Imponderabilia (2022). 52,5 x 53 cm.
[Colored] Marina Abramović & Ulay, Imponderabilia (2022). 52,5 x 53 cm.
[Colored] Trisha Brown, Roof Piece (2024) 36,5 x 49 cm.
[Colored] Robert Morris with Carolee Schneemann, Site (2023) 28,5 x 31,5 cm.
[Colored] Peter Moore, Simone Forti (2023) 29 x 34,5 cm.
[Colored] Piero Manzoni, Scultura viviente (2023) 31 x 32,4 cm.