Santiago Sierra
Revisiting certain strategies characterising the Minimalism, Conceptual and Performance Art of the seventies, Santiago Sierra's oeuvre attempts to investigate the value of human life in a capitalist society. In doing so, Sierra is not repeating reality, but rather creating situations that expose the mechanisms of capitalism, thus drastically criticizing this ideology. Recently, Sierra's work has also focused on institutional critique, questioning the system of exhibiting art.
Santiago Sierra has had numerous solo exhibitions, including shows at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna; and MoMA PS1, New York. His work has also been shown in several major group exhibitions at venues such Tate Modern, London; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; and MASS MoCA, Massachusetts. He also represented Spain at the 50th Biennale di Venezia in 2003 and participated at the 55th Biennale di Venezia in 2013 and the 2nd Moscow Biennial in 2007.
His work is represented in many important international public and private collections, such as CAC, Malága; Sammlung Falkenberg, Hamburg; and Tate Collection, London.
Santiago Sierra is represented by the following galleries;
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Lisson Gallery, London / Milan / New York
Galeria Helga de Alvear, Madrid
Prometeogallery, Milan / Lucca
Galerie Thomas Zander, Cologne
You can also find more works by Santiago Sierra on his own website.
