Ambra Polidori
Ambra Polidori (born 1954 in Mexico City, Mexico)[1] is a Mexican artist, who through diverse genres of the fine arts, such as photography, installation, and video, makes a call for attention to the political and social situations of human suffering that arise as a result of the present conflicts.[2][3][4] She is married to Mexican artist Raymundo Sesma.[5]
Exhibitions
The work of Ambra Polidori has been exhibited in various places, including:
2018 - ‘Feminisarte IV’, Centro Cultural de España (CCE), Montevideo, Uruguay[6]
2016 - Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico[7]
2011 - Disagreements (Desacuerdos), Fototeca de Cuba, Havana, Cuba[8][9]
2011 - Rastros y Crónicas: Women of Juarez, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois, USA[10]
2001 - The Leon Trotsky Museum (Museo Casa de León Trotsky), Mexico City, Mexico
2001 - El Museo del Barrio, New York, United States
2000 - Schloss Straßburg, Strassburg, Austria
2000 - In the traveling show "Contemporary Art from Mexico" in Cologne, Berlin and Budapest, Hungary
1998 - Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (Carrillo Gil Art Museum), Mexico City, Mexico
Collections
Ambra Polidori's works are included in the following public collections:
Jumex Collection
Museum of Modern Art
Biblioteque Nationale, París, France[5]
Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporaneo (MUCA)
Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico[11]
El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY, USA
Maison Europénne de la Photographie (European House of Photography), Paris, France
Banco de España, Madrid, Spain
Academia Carrar
Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art), Bergamo, Italy
Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia, Spain[5]
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain[5][12]
References
- "Ambra Polidori". Latin American Art. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- Dawson, Jessica. "The Heirs of Frida and Diego; Modern Mexican Art Assumes a Worldly Air". The Washington Post - Washington, D.C.
- "El diálogo del arte mexicano con el exterior ha sido fluido y continuo". Jornada.unam.mx. 2005-01-30. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- Luis-Marin Lozano, In the 90's: Mexican contemporary art, Institutos Culturales de México, p. 136
- "Ambra Polidori". Revista Replicante (in Spanish). 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- Quin, John. "'Political Art Sharper Than a Razor Blade': Postcard From Montevideo". Frieze. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- UniradioNoticias. "Museo Carrillo Gil exhibe obra de creadoras contemporáneas". UniradioNoticias.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Ambra Polidori in Havana | Arte por Excelencias". www.arteporexcelencias.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Ambra Polidori en la habana | Revistas Excelencias". www.excellencesmagazines.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Rastros y Crónicas: Women of Juarez | National Museum of Mexican Art". nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Ambra Polidori - Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil". Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- "Ambra POLIDORI". TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- REICHELSCHEIMER, HANNAH (2017-12-11). "'The Broken Line': political commentary through art". Pipe Dream.